Government-backed pig farms blockaded in Saskatchewan
Big Sky Farms received $30 million from the Saskatchewan government over the past 15 years, all but a few coming during the 16-year NDP reign in Saskatchewan. The corporation has been hit hard by low hog prices and oversupply. Big Sky Farms has asked for creditor protection for its $96 million in liabilities. Recently local farmers who may never have their debts paid blockaded the business.
Meanwhile the opposition NDP is asking the province to cover the debts that were owed. On top of all this, the federal government has a program to pay for pig farmers to kill their pigs and end the oversupply. Between paying companies to build pig farms and paying them to kill the pigs, the government has done quite enough, thank you.
What better proof could show that government should not be in business whatsoever? And why at this time, would the province set up Innovation Saskatchewan so that it can throw another $25 million a year towards businesses?
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The National Pork Producers
The National Pork Producers Council's (NPPC) warning Friday to Canadians to halt hog shipments to the United States is being taken very seriously by Ontario Pork chair Will Nap. He has asked the Ontario government to halt the strike at Quality Meat Packers, which since December 6, has left the pork board scrambling to find new markets for 25,000 pigs normally shared web hosting processed there.Today Nap, who terms the situation "so different from anything we've ever faced before," is sending a letter requesting a meeting with premier Mike Harris over the issue. He now estimates 15,000 hogs which should have been slaughtered were held on farms last week.