Ontario Agriculture Minister Ted McMeekin has enacted a
temporary fix so the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario and the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture can get their hands on money farmers have paid to
AgriCorp and designated to the two organizations.
McMeekin’s fix is unlikely to resolve the longer list of issues
challenging the Ontario branch of the National Farmers Union.
And the OFA and CFFO will have to make a third application
for re-accreditation to the OMAFRA Appeal Tribunal.
The tribunal turned them down twice, apologizing for having
the apply the letter of the law.
McMeekin said the temporary regulations should make it
possible for the two organizations to gain tribunal approval this time, but
said they will still face the longer-term challenge of coming into complete
compliance with the law as it stood before these temporary changes.
