| description: | Representatives Of The Federal Government And Canadian Co-Operative Institutions Signing An Agreement-In-Principle To Participate In The Oil And Gas Industry. Front Row (L - R): Ira Mumford, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; Vern Leland, Federated Co-Operatives Limited; Hon Marc Lalonde, Minister Of Energy, Mines And Resources; Senator Hazen Argue, Minister Of State For Canadian Wheat Board. Back Row (L- R): Bill Bergen. Coenerco; Lloyd Horton, Co-Op Atlantic; Pat Bell, Fcl; Julian Smith, United Co-Operatives Of Ontario; Al Macpherson, Alberta Wheat Pool; Ted Turner, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; Gordon Sinclair, The Co-Operators |