Canola Based Biodiesel Petition

To Canadian canola growers and concerned citizens: 

The Manitoba Canola Growers Association is urging its members, Canadian canola growers and concerned citizens to sign a petition to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Members of Parliament in support of Canola-based Biodiesel - a Made in Canada Opportunity for the Made in Canada Crop

Go to  http://www.mcgacanola.org/biodiesel/petition.asp and sign up today.  Share this email with other growers and friends. 

More than 40 years ago, Canadians seized the opportunity to build a new industry with the development of canola. Today, canola contributes over $11 billion to Canada’s economy. A window of opportunity exists now to build a domestic biodiesel industry - with the potential to stabilize acreage and improve the net return from growing canola by providing an important third market to the North American food industry and raw seed exports markets. But we need to act now if we are to construct Canadian biodiesel production facilities before those investments are made elsewhere.

Canola growers are urging the Government of Canada to develop and fund a National Biodiesel Strategy by the end of 2006 that includes:

A Renewable Fuels Mandate for transportation fuels including a diesel specific requirement to ensure demand for biodiesel

Policy incentives to support "Made in Canada" biodiesel production that maintain a competitive balance across North America (such as the accelerated depreciation of capital assets, refundable tax credits and production incentives)

Mandated performance-based quality parameters for biodiesel that address the realities of the Canadian climate and ensure end user acceptance

·Opportunities for growers to actively participate in the value chain of the Canola-based Biodiesel: Made in Canada Opportunity for a Made in Canada Crop

 For more information go to http://www.mcgacanola.org or http://www.canola-council.org/biodiesel/

Manitoba Canola Growers Association

400-167 Lombard Ave

Winnipeg, MB  R3B 0T6

Tel 204-982-2122

info@mcgacanola.org