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Cherry tariffs needed, B.C. MP says

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Cherry tariffs needed,
B.C. MP says
A British Columbia MP wants Ottawa to
use tariffs to protect Canadian cherry farmers by stopping a deluge of
cheap imports from Washington state.

August 10, 2009, Victoria, BC – A British Columbia MP wants Ottawa to use tariffs to protect Canadian cherry farmers by stopping a deluge of cheap imports from Washington state.

NDP MP and agriculture critic Alex Atamanenko has written to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz urging him to take action on the issue, even if it means trade actions that go against the letter of the laws governing the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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