Greta, please also don't dismiss the idea of - if not a co-operative world right away - at least more co-operative ways to do business.  The Atlantic region has a strong history of co-operative businesses, credit unions and caisse populaire, coop stores, agricultural and fishing coops and of course the historical side with M. Coady.  In fact, Co-op Atlantic I know in the recent past was actually doing some of their own sourcing for the grocery stores with co-ops in Americas and possibly Caribbean as they could not find a broker who would handle for them (this is a bit fuzzy for me as it was probably 8 or so years ago I heard this).  Just because Irving and McCain are big doesn't mean they're the only game in town.  It also helps to dig a bit as some co-ops (especially in the US) don't advertise they are co-ops as it would hurt their market share (I don't know if this is reality or perception).  
 
Trish

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From: Social Determinants of Health on behalf of GRETA DOUCET
Sent: Sun 2007-03-25 8:56 AM
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Subject: [SDOH] re the book excerpt


Hi Dennis,
 When I speak to friends and colleagues here in Eastern Canada about eradicating poverty and creating a more just society, I am always assailed by the peoples' fear of rising taxes. Is this a common response? , and 'How do I respond to it?' 
By the way, the other day I was talking about the Fairworld ideas of John Cournedge and the validity of developing a Cooerative world to my eldest son. He said, in a rather sad way: It won't happen in NB . I said Why?   He said:   2 words 'mom'. They are called Irving and McCain.   Alas,  the forces of economic monopoly.   Greta 
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