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ÊToronto - The devastating financial hardship the mad-cow crisis has caused Canada's cattle producers has sparked four mammoth class-action lawsuits accusing the federal government of negligence. The co-ordinated suits, launched in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec, seek at least $7 billion, the industry's estimated losses to date. The statements of claim assert that Ottawa introduced a regulation in 1990 that specifically allowed the feeding of rendered and fresh cattle parts to other cattle, the method through which bovine spongiform encephalopathy is transmitted. Ottawa - Canada's minority Liberal government is heading for defeat at the hands of the Conservatives after more than 11 years in power, according to a new poll released on Monday. The EKOS poll, taken after revelations last week of kickbacks to the Liberal Party, showed support for the Conservatives at 36.2 percent, compared with 25 percent for the Liberals Ð their lowest showing since taking office in 1993. Toronto - The federal and Ontario governments have not reached agreements to address the province's demands for another $5 billion in funding this year, despite Immigration Minister Joe Volpe's comments to the contrary, Finance Minister Greg Sorbara said Monday. "Unfortunately, his characterization that we reached an agreement on particular items is absolutely wrong," said Sorbara.
