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THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 20 MONDAY JULY 20, 2020 MONDAY MAY 18, 2020 PAGE 21
Gerald Soroka
MP Yellowhead
While the House will be rising from witnesses pointing out that
for the summer, my colleagues much of the “support” the
and I will continue to fight for government announced for
Canadians and ensure they have farmers was reallocating funds
the freedom and support that they that were already available
need to recover from the COVID- through the AgriInvest, and the
19 pandemic. money provided for the set aside
Since this crisis began, I have program barely covered the costs
had many constituents reach out for a few weeks. The business
to me, saying that they were risk management programs for
falling through the cracks in the farmers were insufficient before
programs announced by the the pandemic. They are not
government. While others, such sufficient to support farmers now.
as seniors and farmers, felt like The Standing Committee on
they were being ignored Agriculture and Agri-Food will
altogether. continue to meet through the
My colleagues and I brought summer, and we will look for
these concerns to the attention of ways in which we can amend
the government. We were able to these programs to deliver better
pressure them into providing results for Canadians.
support for seniors and amend the As the restrictions on public
eligibility requirements for the gatherings start to be relaxed, I
CEBA so that more farmers will be attending events in the
would be able to access it. These riding, schedule permitting.
are important steps in the right Please reach out to my
direction, but there is still much constituency office at
more that needs to be done. Gerald.Soroka.c1@parl.gc.ca or
As part of my role on the (780) 723-6068 to inform me of
Agriculture Committee, I heard any events.
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 20 MONDAY JULY 20, 2020 MONDAY MAY 18, 2020 PAGE 21
Gerald Soroka
MP Yellowhead
While the House will be rising from witnesses pointing out that
for the summer, my colleagues much of the “support” the
and I will continue to fight for government announced for
Canadians and ensure they have farmers was reallocating funds
the freedom and support that they that were already available
need to recover from the COVID- through the AgriInvest, and the
19 pandemic. money provided for the set aside
Since this crisis began, I have program barely covered the costs
had many constituents reach out for a few weeks. The business
to me, saying that they were risk management programs for
falling through the cracks in the farmers were insufficient before
programs announced by the the pandemic. They are not
government. While others, such sufficient to support farmers now.
as seniors and farmers, felt like The Standing Committee on
they were being ignored Agriculture and Agri-Food will
altogether. continue to meet through the
My colleagues and I brought summer, and we will look for
these concerns to the attention of ways in which we can amend
the government. We were able to these programs to deliver better
pressure them into providing results for Canadians.
support for seniors and amend the As the restrictions on public
eligibility requirements for the gatherings start to be relaxed, I
CEBA so that more farmers will be attending events in the
would be able to access it. These riding, schedule permitting.
are important steps in the right Please reach out to my
direction, but there is still much constituency office at
more that needs to be done. Gerald.Soroka.c1@parl.gc.ca or
As part of my role on the (780) 723-6068 to inform me of
Agriculture Committee, I heard any events.
