Just quickly, the four Atlantic ministers of agriculture did recently sign an MOU that they want to work together. It's a nice document and it says a lot of nice things, but we need some action--some real action and some real cooperation. And I agree with you that too often farmers get caught in the middle between provincial and federal policy and who's going to do what and who's going to take action first. There has to be a genuine commitment on both parts to make that happen, and if that MOU, which has been signed by all four ministers, is worth the paper it's written on, then we have to get to work at it.
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