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Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1985-03-22Item number (ISN):17102Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADA. NATIONAL PRESS THEATREAccession:1985-0155Media:SoundProduction date:1985-03-22Production company:National Press TheatreDescription:Press conference to publicly protest the limited representation that the agricultural sector of the Canadian economy will receive at the National Economic Conference on March 23, l985. In the opening statement, & in the subsequent question period the following topics are discussed: the token representation of agricultural interests at the Conference; the opportunity offered by the Conference to raise public awareness; the Conference discussion paper for agriculture entitled, "The Canadian Agriculture Industry"; the need for farmers to become more efficient & productive to compete in world markets; farmers' vulnerability in the face of protectionist policies of foreign governments; the problem of inadequate product prices, compounded by high interest rates & rising production costs; the possibility of a bleak future for farmers, if the discussion paper is endorced at the Conference; the decision on who the participants at the conference would be.Subjects:AGRICULTURAL LAWS & LEGISLATION~AGRICULTURAL POLICY~AGRICULTURE - ECONOMIC ASPECTS~CANADA~FARMERS~POLITICAL PARTICIPATION~PRESS CONFERENCESLanguage:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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