VOL. 68 NO. 49
65 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015
Farmers: “Kill Bill 6!”
Farmers and ranchers started off a town hall meeting with the province by waving signs and chanting “Kill Bill 6!” on December 8. Insiders from the government said the Vegreville meeting was more pleasant than some other recent public meetings have been on the topic of the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act. A short video of the protest was captured on a smartphone.View it on the News Advertiser’s Youtube channel here: http://tiny.cc/iyn66x (Craig Horon/Photo)
Michael Simpson Editor All across the rural reaches of Alberta, farmers are standing up and expressing concerns about the impact of Bill 6, a piece of proposed legislation that is morphing quickly in response to the outcries. The Vegreville Social Center was the setting for a town hall meeting filled with tension between farmers and government on December 8. Lori Sigurdson, Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour headed up the meeting with support from Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Development and Trade. Fort Saskatchewan – Vegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood was also present. Before the
public meeting began, farmers had signs up, letting loose with a chant of “Kill Bill 6!” in protest outside the Vegreville Social Center. During discussions inside, the room boiled over with comments when farmers felt questions weren’t being answered squarely, though government reps tried their best to reassure the crowd their intentions were good with the Bill, and that nobody was about to lose the farm over the new possible regulations. In a recent analysis provided by the Association of Alberta Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMD&C), it was clarified that Bill 6, otherwise CONTINUED TO PAGE 10
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