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No Mention of Buyout in Federal Budget
Ontario — After a recent federal budget meeting, Canadian tobacco farmers have yet to be given a buyout program for their dwindling industry.
The Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers' Marketing Board pinned all its hopes on the hearing of an exit package for tobacco farmers, which was never heard. This comes as a surprise after the Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz claimed he would "do more" for the tobacco farmers than the Liberal party had done. Despite this, the board continues to have hope that buyouts for its farmers are still possible.
The Canadian tobacco industry appears to be facing another year of smaller crop yields, due in part to a parallel decrease in planting which the farmers warn is not enough to sustain their current number.
Minister for Citizenship and Immigration Diane Finley said the tobacco board's buyout proposal faces "challenges," comparing their situation to that of Canada’s pork producers, of which there are nearly 10 times as many.
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