The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says Alberta Farmers are still getting the run around when it comes to the Province's Bill 6, or the Farm Workers Protection Act.

The Federation's Alberta Director Amber Ruddy says forcing farmers taking part in the working groups to help develop the legislation to come to either Calgary or Edmonton for those meetings between March and August is not going to work.

"These meetings are taking place during calving season, seeding time. And then going into the Fall, it's harvest time. So, you know the inflexible nature of this is simply unacceptable and you have to take into account that that's the busiest season for farmers."

Ruddy says what makes it even tougher, is if farmers in the workgroups miss even one meeting, they get kicked off the committee.

She says the government needs to meet with farmers in rural communities to make sure they get a chance to be heard.

“Rolling out the red carpet for labour groups by guaranteeing spots on all committees is an attempt to water down the voice of farmers. There are inherent flaws in how this consultation was designed, including that workers’ compensation changes were never given a meaningful opportunity for discussion,” added Ruddy.  “Alberta’s economy is in a fragile state and Bill 6 hits Alberta’s agriculture sector hard.”

CFIB is urging the government to go back to the drawing board and figure out a better process to genuinely listen and respond to the serious concerns about the legislation being raised by agri-business owners across the province.