Barbie
07-30-2003, 06:43 PM
The Prime Minister says that the beef is safe to eat, and that SARS is a non issue...visit Canada.
No one hears him.
The Stones throw a Benefit Concert to kick start the tourism and cow eating and people listen.
Rolling along!! (http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/30/concert_opener030730)
Toronto SARS benefit kicks off
Last Updated Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:29:37
TORONTO - Montreal rocker Sam Roberts and Ottawa singer Kathleen Edwards took the stage in the second hour of Canada's largest-ever concert before a crowd of tens of thousands.
The race for the best spots began at 8:15 a.m. ET
More than 400,000 fans are expected to catch the Rolling Stones and 14 other acts performing in a benefit concert to help Toronto psychologically and economically recover from its battle with SARS this spring.
The music started shortly after noon with Jann Arden singing the national anthem and Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi and the Have Love Will Travel Revue leading off the performances.
CBC Newsworld's Jian Ghomeshi estimated there were about 100,000 people at Downsview Park at the start of the show.
Jim Belushi (left) and Dan Aykroyd
Jeff Woods of Toronto classic rock station Q107 told CBC Newsworld besides the headliners, there's rumours Bono and other members of U2 could appear, along with Paul McCartney and Prince.
"It's just gravy if any of those people show up," he said.
A taste of Toronto fashion
Ask to comment on the crowd, he said, "there's not a lot of clothing here."
The gates were supposed to open at 8 a.m., but actually opened at 8:15. The assembled fans were starting to get mildly rowdy as a result, said CBC reporter Amanda Singroy.
One person was arrested as a result and charged with assaulting a police officer.
Security a concern
As they entered, the concert-goers were being checked by security guards equipped with metal detectors. A long list of items have been banned, from pocket knives to umbrellas.
The nightmare scenario for police and concert promoters is a repeat of the chaos and vandalism that reigned after the 30th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival. The 1999 version ended with tents, booths and even sound equipment being burned.
There will be 1,500 security guards at the Downsview site, plus 1,300 police to help keep order.
"I want us to be invisible," Staff Supt. Gary Grant of the Toronto Police told CBC Newsworld. Other than offering help, police only plan to step in if someone was causing trouble and spoiling things for others, he said.
Five hundred health workers at the site are expecting to treat people for things like sunburn, dehydration, minor sprains and similar problems.
To keep a lid on any alcohol-fueled behaviour, the beer tents will shut down at 8 p.m.
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along those lines:
Japan won't budge of the beef ban (http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/30/madcow_japan030730)
Japan won't budge on Canadian beef ban
Last Updated Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:28:37
MONTREAL - Japan's agriculture minister isn't budging on his country's ban of Canadian beef.
INDEPTH: Mad Cow Disease
Yoshiyuki Kamei and Lyle Vanclief, Canada's agriculture minister, met Tuesday at a World Trade Organization conference in Montreal.
Lyle Vanclief
Vanclief said he tried to convince Kamei that science was on Canada's side. Vanclief outlined all the steps Canada has taken to ensure the safety of Canadian beef.
"In just about every case we've been ahead of what's been happening and what has happened in the last few years in Japan."
A single cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as mad cow disease, was discovered in northern Alberta on May 20.
FROM MAY 20, 2003: Beef industry stunned by mad cow case
More than 2,700 cattle were slaughtered, but no other cases of the disease were found. The infected animal never made it into the food chain.
Japan had its own mad cow scare a few years ago. Kamei said it started with one case, but rigorous inspection turned up seven infected animals.
Japan has gone to enormous lengths to restore confidence in its beef industry among that country's consumers, Kamei said. He said discussions with experts make him believe Canada hasn't been as rigorous.
If Japan doesn't open its borders to Canadian beef, it's unlikely the vast, lucrative U.S. market will reopen for Canada.
The Japanese have told the U.S. it wants country-of-origin labelling by Sept. 1 to differentiate U.S. from Canadian beef.
Canadian officials have protested, saying the two countries' cattle industries are too tightly integrated for that to be practical.
Canadian Wheat Board Minister Ralph Goodale sounded off on the BSE issue Tuesday.
RELATED STORY: Goodale blasts trade partners on beef ban
"It's painfully obvious: You cannot count on science or fairness, so you better not test your cattle and you better not report any diseases, because the results will be devastating," he wrote in a letter to Saskatchewan news editors.
No one hears him.
The Stones throw a Benefit Concert to kick start the tourism and cow eating and people listen.
Rolling along!! (http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/30/concert_opener030730)
Toronto SARS benefit kicks off
Last Updated Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:29:37
TORONTO - Montreal rocker Sam Roberts and Ottawa singer Kathleen Edwards took the stage in the second hour of Canada's largest-ever concert before a crowd of tens of thousands.
The race for the best spots began at 8:15 a.m. ET
More than 400,000 fans are expected to catch the Rolling Stones and 14 other acts performing in a benefit concert to help Toronto psychologically and economically recover from its battle with SARS this spring.
The music started shortly after noon with Jann Arden singing the national anthem and Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi and the Have Love Will Travel Revue leading off the performances.
CBC Newsworld's Jian Ghomeshi estimated there were about 100,000 people at Downsview Park at the start of the show.
Jim Belushi (left) and Dan Aykroyd
Jeff Woods of Toronto classic rock station Q107 told CBC Newsworld besides the headliners, there's rumours Bono and other members of U2 could appear, along with Paul McCartney and Prince.
"It's just gravy if any of those people show up," he said.
A taste of Toronto fashion
Ask to comment on the crowd, he said, "there's not a lot of clothing here."
The gates were supposed to open at 8 a.m., but actually opened at 8:15. The assembled fans were starting to get mildly rowdy as a result, said CBC reporter Amanda Singroy.
One person was arrested as a result and charged with assaulting a police officer.
Security a concern
As they entered, the concert-goers were being checked by security guards equipped with metal detectors. A long list of items have been banned, from pocket knives to umbrellas.
The nightmare scenario for police and concert promoters is a repeat of the chaos and vandalism that reigned after the 30th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival. The 1999 version ended with tents, booths and even sound equipment being burned.
There will be 1,500 security guards at the Downsview site, plus 1,300 police to help keep order.
"I want us to be invisible," Staff Supt. Gary Grant of the Toronto Police told CBC Newsworld. Other than offering help, police only plan to step in if someone was causing trouble and spoiling things for others, he said.
Five hundred health workers at the site are expecting to treat people for things like sunburn, dehydration, minor sprains and similar problems.
To keep a lid on any alcohol-fueled behaviour, the beer tents will shut down at 8 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
along those lines:
Japan won't budge of the beef ban (http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/30/madcow_japan030730)
Japan won't budge on Canadian beef ban
Last Updated Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:28:37
MONTREAL - Japan's agriculture minister isn't budging on his country's ban of Canadian beef.
INDEPTH: Mad Cow Disease
Yoshiyuki Kamei and Lyle Vanclief, Canada's agriculture minister, met Tuesday at a World Trade Organization conference in Montreal.
Lyle Vanclief
Vanclief said he tried to convince Kamei that science was on Canada's side. Vanclief outlined all the steps Canada has taken to ensure the safety of Canadian beef.
"In just about every case we've been ahead of what's been happening and what has happened in the last few years in Japan."
A single cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as mad cow disease, was discovered in northern Alberta on May 20.
FROM MAY 20, 2003: Beef industry stunned by mad cow case
More than 2,700 cattle were slaughtered, but no other cases of the disease were found. The infected animal never made it into the food chain.
Japan had its own mad cow scare a few years ago. Kamei said it started with one case, but rigorous inspection turned up seven infected animals.
Japan has gone to enormous lengths to restore confidence in its beef industry among that country's consumers, Kamei said. He said discussions with experts make him believe Canada hasn't been as rigorous.
If Japan doesn't open its borders to Canadian beef, it's unlikely the vast, lucrative U.S. market will reopen for Canada.
The Japanese have told the U.S. it wants country-of-origin labelling by Sept. 1 to differentiate U.S. from Canadian beef.
Canadian officials have protested, saying the two countries' cattle industries are too tightly integrated for that to be practical.
Canadian Wheat Board Minister Ralph Goodale sounded off on the BSE issue Tuesday.
RELATED STORY: Goodale blasts trade partners on beef ban
"It's painfully obvious: You cannot count on science or fairness, so you better not test your cattle and you better not report any diseases, because the results will be devastating," he wrote in a letter to Saskatchewan news editors.