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    Does this mean the crazy 8 are finally done?

    By Randall Palmer and Rod Nickel

    OTTAWA/WINNIPEG (Reuters) - The Canadian Parliament gave final
    approval on Thursday to a government bill to end the Canadian Wheat
    Board's 68-year-old grain marketing monopoly, but legal challenges
    threaten to leave farmers and the grain industry in limbo into the New
    Year.

    The Senate easily passed the Conservative government's legislation to
    end the CWB's monopoly on sales of western wheat and barley for export
    or milling next August and allow farmers to sell those crops to whomever
    they choose.

    Later on Thursday, Canada's governor general gave the bill royal assent,
    making it the law and setting the stage for the government to take control
    of the board from farmers who oppose its plans.

    The Wheat Board has already asked a Manitoba court to declare the
    legislation invalid and will be in court on Friday morning to ask for
    implementation of the law to be temporarily suspended until the court
    decides whether to strike it down.

    The board is seeking to build on a Federal Court decision last week that
    declared that Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz had breached existing law by
    not consulting with the Wheat Board or holding a farmer vote before
    introducing the legislation.

    That Federal Court ruling did not kill the bill, but the Canadian Wheat
    Board has now asked the Manitoba court to do so.

    The CWB is under farmer control until the government takes over after the
    bill becomes law, and has battled the Conservative government's plans at
    every step along the way.

    A ruling stopping implementation of the bill would interfere with Ottawa's
    plans to immediately remove the board's eight farmer-elected directors,
    conduct an audit of its finances and start downsizing the organization to
    compete in an open market.

    The bill would allow grain handlers, millers and farmers to sign forward
    contracts for 2012 crops, but the legal uncertainty has left all three groups
    hesitant to move.

    Canada is the world's biggest exporter of spring wheat, durum and
    malting barley, which fall mostly under the board's monopoly.

    Western farmers are fiercely divided over whether to keep the monopoly,
    although the Wheat Board's non-binding poll this summer showed most
    farmers want to keep the system for wheat and a slight majority favor the
    monopoly for barley.

    The government has discredited that vote and the Wheat Board has
    called for Ottawa to hold its own farmer plebiscite to settle the issue.

    (Editing by Rob Wilson and Jim Marshall)

    © Thomson Reuters 2011 All rights reserved.

    #2
    Upon Royal Assent the locks were changed... and the CWB reverts back to the control of Ian White!

    The Wheat Growers are also in court tomorrow going after Oberg and the seven 'single desk' elected directors.

    Finally... I can sleep in peace tonight!

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      #3
      Merry Christmas Tom, we can all celebrate this year.

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        #4
        Finally 2011 ends on the happiest time of my life!

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          #5
          I wonder how much of our money the conniving Eight have taken to continue thier court case?
          I hope they are locked out of the building and are unble to shred any incrimminating evidence

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            #6
            Full judicial inquiry please so all The bs from
            when time began can be exposed!

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              #7
              No more legs on the Insane Octopus?

              THANK YOU MR. HARPER!!!!!!!!!!

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                #8
                <i>"immediately remove the board's eight farmer-elected directors,
                <b>conduct an audit of its finances "<b></i>

                Music to the ears;

                a sweet song for the oppressed,

                and the soundtrack from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" for the oppressors.

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                  #9
                  The SINGLE DESK IS GONE, now we get to see those 8 directors try to explain in court...
                  Why they should'nt have to pay back all that money they $^%&* .
                  Owe happy days......

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                    #10
                    Sigh, do you guys really think this is over? I am not quite ready to celebrate just yet. If anyone has ever been hog tied to the legal system and fully experienced the absolute craziness of courts and lawyers, i and them know it isn't oer till it is absolutely over.

                    Not negative, just being realistic knowing the full absurdity the legal system can be.

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                      #11
                      Time for another celebratory Bud Light SD? I will join
                      you again. One more major hurdle out of the way,
                      just hope the Steamroller can continue to roll right on
                      through to the Prize!

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                        #12
                        Posting my comments on this thread as well. And thanks to everyone who has contributed to the victory, well done.

                        There was VE Day when Germany surrendered to the allies

                        There was VJ day when Japan surrendered to the allies

                        What will we call today?

                        VP Day - Victory on the Prairies Day?
                        VB Day - Victory over the Board Day?
                        V8 Day - Victory over the Crazy 8 Day?

                        Fantastic, Just Freekin Fantastic.

                        A great day to be a proud Canadian.

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                          #13
                          I'm kinda liking V8 day with a shot of vodka mixed in
                          there for good luck!

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                            #14
                            Yep ! on my secound there Jimbobobo..I was thinken about going over to the steamroller and joining in on some of that none/celebrating, but realized I was locked out....LOL..just as well!!
                            When everyone figures out where the big party is going to be next year, we'll have to get together and have a real drink or two.
                            Been a pleasure working with you guys on this freedom fight, and all the best to all of you in the new year......... CHEERS...!!!!

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                              #15
                              Thanks to everyone who has worked so hard on this. I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

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