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<blockquote data-quote="Wewild" data-source="post: 74176" data-attributes="member: 671"><p>Doesn't look like it's opening.</p><p></p><p>FINANCIAL POST</p><p></p><p></p><p>U.S. senate votes to strike down resolution to open border to beef</p><p>Bush threatens veto</p><p> </p><p>Sheldon Alberts, Joe Paraskevas, with files from MikeBlanchfield </p><p>Canwest News Service </p><p></p><p></p><p>Friday, March 04, 2005</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>WASHINGTON AND OTTAWA - The U.S. Senate yesterday delivered Canada's cattle industry its second major setback in two days by voting to kill the Bush administration's plans to reopen the American border to Canadian live cattle shipments.</p><p></p><p>By a 52-46 margin, senators approved a bipartisan resolution to strike down a U.S. Department of Agriculture's regulation lifting a 22-month-old trade ban that has cost Canada's beef industry $7-billion.</p><p></p><p>The move created the possibility of legislative showdown with President George W. Bush, who immediately threatened to veto the resolution if it is also approved by the House of Representatives.</p><p></p><p>In a sharply-worded policy statement, the White House said any decision "which would prevent the reopening of our Canadian border would cause continued serious economic disruption of the U.S. beef and cattle industry."</p><p></p><p>Senators who oppose reopening the border would need a two-thirds majority to override a presidential veto.</p><p></p><p>Mike Johanns, Mr. Bush's agriculture secretary, said he was "very disappointed" with the Senate decision because it "undermines the U.S. efforts to promote science-based regulations."</p><p></p><p>The Senate vote came one day after a Montana judge granted an injunction, at the request of R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America, to block plans to allow Canada to resume exports of live cattle under 30 months of age on March 7.</p><p></p><p>"We will not dislocate economies in the lower 48 states for the benefit of economic gain in Canada," said Idaho Senator Tim Craig, who voted to keep the border closed.</p><p></p><p>Paul Cellucci, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, dismissed suggestions that opposition to Canadian beef was tied to Ottawa's decision to reject participation in Mr. Bush's missile defence system.</p><p></p><p>Neither the U.S. nor Canada is "going to shoot themselves in the foot" over the beef ban, he said.</p><p></p><p>"We think it's not only in the interests of the Canadian cattle farmers, but it's in the interests of the meat packers in the United States to open that border," Mr. Cellucci said. "So we're going to expend political capital to get the border open."</p><p></p><p>In Ottawa, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said the federal government would be ready to deliver additional farm aid to Canadian cattle producers if the U.S. border remains closed and existing programs prove insufficient.</p><p></p><p>The United States closed its border to live cattle from Canada in May, 2003, following the discovery of an Alberta cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. A BSE-infected cow found in Washington state in late 2003 had been born in Canada.</p><p></p><p>The USDA announced in January that Canada was being recognized as a minimal-risk country for BSE and said exports of young cattle could resume this spring.</p><p></p><p>But the discovery of two news cases of BSE in January triggered a new round of opposition.</p><p></p><p>U.S. District Court Judge Richard Cebull, in his written decision, said the discovery of multiple mad-cow cases "is inconsistent with the USDA's assertion that the BSE incidence rate in Canada is 'very low' or 'minimal.' "</p><p></p><p>Judge Cebull ruled U.S. beef would be hit with a "stigma" of BSE infection if Canadian animals are allowed to mix with the American herd. A delay in re-opening the border would be "prudent and largely harmless," he continued.</p><p></p><p>The Bush administration has not yet outlined how it plans to appeal the Montana court ruling.</p><p></p><p>Canada was denied amicus curiae status at the court proceedings in Montana, a role that would have allowed Canadian lawyers to inform the court about measures this country has taken to combat mad cow disease.</p><p></p><p>© National Post 2005</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wewild, post: 74176, member: 671"] Doesn't look like it's opening. FINANCIAL POST U.S. senate votes to strike down resolution to open border to beef Bush threatens veto Sheldon Alberts, Joe Paraskevas, with files from MikeBlanchfield Canwest News Service Friday, March 04, 2005 WASHINGTON AND OTTAWA - The U.S. Senate yesterday delivered Canada's cattle industry its second major setback in two days by voting to kill the Bush administration's plans to reopen the American border to Canadian live cattle shipments. By a 52-46 margin, senators approved a bipartisan resolution to strike down a U.S. Department of Agriculture's regulation lifting a 22-month-old trade ban that has cost Canada's beef industry $7-billion. The move created the possibility of legislative showdown with President George W. Bush, who immediately threatened to veto the resolution if it is also approved by the House of Representatives. In a sharply-worded policy statement, the White House said any decision "which would prevent the reopening of our Canadian border would cause continued serious economic disruption of the U.S. beef and cattle industry." Senators who oppose reopening the border would need a two-thirds majority to override a presidential veto. Mike Johanns, Mr. Bush's agriculture secretary, said he was "very disappointed" with the Senate decision because it "undermines the U.S. efforts to promote science-based regulations." The Senate vote came one day after a Montana judge granted an injunction, at the request of R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America, to block plans to allow Canada to resume exports of live cattle under 30 months of age on March 7. "We will not dislocate economies in the lower 48 states for the benefit of economic gain in Canada," said Idaho Senator Tim Craig, who voted to keep the border closed. Paul Cellucci, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, dismissed suggestions that opposition to Canadian beef was tied to Ottawa's decision to reject participation in Mr. Bush's missile defence system. Neither the U.S. nor Canada is "going to shoot themselves in the foot" over the beef ban, he said. "We think it's not only in the interests of the Canadian cattle farmers, but it's in the interests of the meat packers in the United States to open that border," Mr. Cellucci said. "So we're going to expend political capital to get the border open." In Ottawa, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said the federal government would be ready to deliver additional farm aid to Canadian cattle producers if the U.S. border remains closed and existing programs prove insufficient. The United States closed its border to live cattle from Canada in May, 2003, following the discovery of an Alberta cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. A BSE-infected cow found in Washington state in late 2003 had been born in Canada. The USDA announced in January that Canada was being recognized as a minimal-risk country for BSE and said exports of young cattle could resume this spring. But the discovery of two news cases of BSE in January triggered a new round of opposition. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Cebull, in his written decision, said the discovery of multiple mad-cow cases "is inconsistent with the USDA's assertion that the BSE incidence rate in Canada is 'very low' or 'minimal.' " Judge Cebull ruled U.S. beef would be hit with a "stigma" of BSE infection if Canadian animals are allowed to mix with the American herd. A delay in re-opening the border would be "prudent and largely harmless," he continued. The Bush administration has not yet outlined how it plans to appeal the Montana court ruling. Canada was denied amicus curiae status at the court proceedings in Montana, a role that would have allowed Canadian lawyers to inform the court about measures this country has taken to combat mad cow disease. © National Post 2005 [/QUOTE]
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