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Canadian ag minister unveils $1.75B in compensation for dairy farmers harmed by trade deals
September 24, 2019
By CBC News
By CBC News
September 24, 2019
By CBC News
By CBC News
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The Canadian federal government is delivering $1.75 billion in compensation for dairy producers negatively impacted by the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The funding will roll out over eight years for nearly 11,000 farmers to compensate them for losses. About $345 million of that total will be paid out in the first year in direct payments according to their production quotas. | READ MORE
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