To say the crowd in attendance at Wednesday's Bill 6 meeting in Okotoks were furious and concerned about the proposed Farm Workers Protection Act is a bit of an understatement.

Hundreds of members of the agriculture community big and small were on hand to voice their opinions to Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier and Jobs Minister Lori Sigurdson who spoke and heard on many different topics surrounding the controversial legislation.

There were plenty of boos and heated discussions among those in attendance as the feeling at the meeting was that questions were not answered by the Ministers on the hot seat.

Farmer Wade Nelson took his concerns to the question period and says the Ministers avoided the cut and dry answers.

"There aren't any answers, there is a lot of political speech and it just revolves around that, so no I don't they answered our questions but it was great to see everyone out here and show their support," he says.

Kyle Kohut of Cayley was also one of the many who voiced questions and statements on the Legislation, he says the Notely government hasn't gone into enough consultations with farmers on the Bill.

"Our Ag Minister is on complete deaf ears about our whole point to the story here, we have a story and it's call leave us alone," he says. "Everyone is united on it and we're not here to cause grief we're civilized but they are the ones that are not civilized in this manner today (Wednesday)."

Kohut's opinions could have matched numerous patrons who are in disagreement with Bill 6.

Jeff Enfield says there's more than one way to deal with the legislation that is heading into it's final readings which could possibly be passed and be effective by early next year.

"As an individual it would appear you don't have a lot of power but as a group if you say we will not comply then something has to change or they have to basically come and bring legislation against the whole group, so as a group if you don't comply then its a clear message that what we've legislated isn't going to work."

Bill 6 has made some adjustments since it's first appearance into the public eye.

The proposed amendments would:

- make it clear WCB coverage would be required only for paid employees, with an option for farmers to extend coverage to unpaid workers like family members, neighbours and friends.

- make it clear that occupational health and safety standards apply when a farm employs one or more paid employees at any time of the year.

Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier says Bill 6 will bring Alberta farm and ranch safety standards in line with other provinces, and ensure that if a wage-earning employee is injured or killed on the job, that person and their family have the same access to financial supports as employees in other sectors.

For more on Bill 6 visit the link here.