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There’s something strikingly incongruous about all the Bill 6 protests. The farmers and ranchers participating in the protests say that safety is No. 1 for them, that it’s what they care about most of all. But they certainly don’t act like that’s what they believe.

They are protesting a bill that would protect and enhance the safety of their workers, in this highly dangerous occupation. If safety is the top priority for them, you’d think they’d welcome Bill 6.

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So, maybe the real reason they don’t want Bill 6 is they object to paying WCB premiums. But, would they rather be sent spiralling into bankruptcy by the nightmarish costs of a wrongful death lawsuit?

Maybe it’s not WCB premiums, then. Maybe it’s as one protester said — the province coming onto her property to investigate any workplace accident or fatality is a breach of her property rights. Hmm. So maybe property rights are more important than the death of a human being, because on a farm, death is just part of the job sometimes. Could that be why they’re protesting?