OpentheBorder.com: Petition Page

Many came to Celebrate and Support Alberta Beef at the 2^nd Annual Beef Eating Contest in Cochrane, Alberta...in the Heart of Ranch Country!

Dan Announces the Petition will be taken to Ottawa.

The Online Petition is now closed. The Open the Border Petition total now rests at over 150,000 signatures.
      

We care that a huge sector of Canadians are being severely affected by the fact that the US - Canadian border is still closed to full beef trade. We want to say "Open the Border!"

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Globe And Mail - Editorial October 15, 2004: Canada's cattle woes
"The Canadian beef industry has lost more than $2-billion.
Currently, and despite President George W. Bush's pledge of free trade in beef, the reopening of the border is mired in the regulatory process, under the guise of protecting public health. Clearly, Canada's approach to polite diplomacy is not working.
So ranchers are fighting back on their own. Some have filed lawsuits under the North American free trade agreement, claiming unfair trade practices.
Perversely, the best long-term solution for salvaging Canada's struggling beef industry may be to reduce its historic reliance on the United States. Multi-million dollar government aid packages are helping ranchers through the crisis. But true security can only be bolstered by increasing domestic slaughtering capacity, and diversifying into new international markets."