BEEF

The 24hrs paper questioned why the BC Liberal Convention ordered Alberta Beef when BC has a multi-billion dollar beef industry. It is worthwhile to point out that almost 100% of all cattle in BC are sold to Alberta feedlots where they are pumped with hormones and grain, slaughtered, and sold back to us in the name of Alberta beef.

At one time BC did produce her own grass fed beef, but the prairies had a glut of grain, so with some clever marketing, cows were switched to grain (which is highly unnatural and unhealthy for cattle). As a result these animals need to be injected with antibiotics to prevent intestinal infections. Yummy! This closed the slaughter houses in BC because it was cheaper to ship cattle to Alberta than it was to ship grain to BC. It is noteworthy to also mention that BC cannot grow grain of any significance because our growing season is too short. There are small pockets where grain production is possible like the Peace Region small portions of the southern valley bottoms.