Multimillion-dollar mad cow claim filed against U.S.

[CHIMO]

PICTURE BUTTE, Alta. — Angry after struggling to survive the mad cow crisis for 15 months, a small group of Canadian producers is launching a multimillion-dollar claim against the U.S. government in a bid to force the reopening of the border to live cattle.

The notice of intent to submits claims under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement was filed in Washington D.C. today, said Rick Paskal, a feedlot owner and spokesman for the group called Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade.
"We hope to build on this claim. We have participants from Alberta to Quebec right now," Paskal said, noting the first five claims seek a total of $150 million in damages.

"We hope to get a half-a-billion-dollar suit, maybe a billion-dollar suit against the United States government. We hope this will open the border."

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[tom_paine]

1. Yeah, Free World, just TRY and sue the corrupt New Sovietized Amerika

Good, luck, youi wacky Free World Canucks.

But it's not like you're used to down here in Third World Imperial Amerika.

Not like a Free World nation AT all!

[CHIMO]

2. Well It May

At least lead to an awareness and acceptance from the Canucks that the only way to deal with power is power and that we should be using our oil as a weapon in the trade battles.

One can always hope.

[aquart]

3. Go Canada! Do it! Do it!

Maybe then our beef industry will start testing all our cows and I can have a hamburger again!