Statement made on 13 May 2010 by Senator Joyce Fairbairn
Hon. Joyce Fairbairn:
Honourable senators, it is with a great degree of anxiety that I ask this question today of the Leader of the Government in the Senate. I do not know whether or not she has heard overnight what has been happening in southwestern Alberta, very close to the mountains. Thousands of cattle are being killed by the cold weather and by other animals.
Cardston County in southern Alberta has declared itself a disaster area. The declaration allows the county to seek a quick financial solution to help affected cattlemen recover at least some equity. It has been partly because the weather in our mountains has pounded down and brought out the animals which, at the earliest moment, go after the small cattle.
Something must be done quickly, and I urge our colleague to speak with her Cabinet colleagues to assist the cattlemen and the whole area around the town of Cardston, not far from Lethbridge. That is where people live and that is how they live. It would be very helpful if the Government of Canada would move swiftly.
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