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2006-12-04

MINISTER STRAHL ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR TO THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced the appointment of Glen Findlay to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).
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ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR CANADA'S BEEF AND CATTLE INDUSTRY
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) restarted the administrative process to further normalize beef and cattle trade.
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MINISTER STRAHL STATEMENT ON U.S. BORDER INSPECTION AND USER FEES
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today issued the following statement related to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) decision to delay implementation of an interim rule that removes the exemption for agricultural quarantine inspections (AQI) of fruit and vegetables originating in Canada and the collection of fees to recover the costs of these inspections.
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CANADA APPLAUDS WTO RULING ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM IMPORTS
The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade, and the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today welcomed the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) adoption of a ruling against the European Union (EU) treatment of imports of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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REVIVING CANADA'S LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD
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NYC health board bans trans fats at restaurants
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GMO crops continue to catch on with farmers
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US may accept older Canadian cattle
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Marketing to children: trillion-dollar kids
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EU sugar reforms leave East in the cold
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Czechs scupper EU alcohol duty reform
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World reeling from impact of China's WTO entry
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16 East Asia Summit members to start considering regional EPA
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India, Japan may ink pact
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India accelerates economic growth
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Chinese currency reaches new high
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