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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Did Canada’s the pork industry get a lifeline…or not?
You have to credit Ottawa for at least doing something to help shore-up Canada’s the flagging pork sector. But it is enough? The Canadian Pork Council originally asked for $800 million. Ottawa offered about $75 million. I talk about the … Continue reading
The other Charles Bronson pipes up against “swine flu”
Florida State agriculture commissioner Charles H. Bronson is adding his name to the list of those who think “swine flu” is a misnomer for H1N1. The story about his opposition to the name can be found here. Commissioner Bronson is … Continue reading
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CBC ombudsman asked to intervene on H1N1-swine flu verbiage
Gord Sloan of Guelph (pictured here) is leading an effort to wean the CBC off the term swine flu and instead get its newsroom to use H1N1, which he says is more appropriate and less damaging to the pork sector. … Continue reading
