Happy Independence Day Everyone!

[Fransisco]

The single desk is out of our lives and boy does it feel good! Time to raise a glass and set off some fireworks.

[HFL]

Happy Independance day to you Fran. My Dad waited for this day for most of his life.....unfortunatly he's not here to see it. I'll be thinking of him as we celebrate tomorrow. Borrowing Martin Luther King Jr's words. Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty we are free at last!

[parsley]

The long long battle to be able to own my own
property is finally over. And every time we hear
someone talking about the "cherry pickers" being
greedy, wanting to market their own grain, know
you are face to face with a socialist/communist
who believes your property is up for grabs.


I'll be the woman wearing the purple blouse. Pars

[sumdumguy]

See you there. Safe journey everyone.

[SASKFARMER3]

Today should be a stats holiday! Freedom
finally after all these years. Dad wanted
it from day one, Hes at the lake enjoying
his time off. Things do change in canada
but VERY VERY SLOW. Next Stats Canada!
Happy independence day every
one!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lesm]

Will be dumping my first load of HRS at Viterra at 9AM today. Will be a historic moment!

[wilagro]

Fransisco: Just cleaning up the place and came across a small collection of old "Permit Books"...thought maybe you'd want to make an offer on them. Be nice as souvenirs for your memoirs of the days of bondage.

Not interested??? Oh well, I guess I'll just burn them.

Enjoy your FREEDOM...and don't fergit to slop them hawgs today, they's probably gettin' a mite hongry.

[Fransisco]

You can take your lousy ration books and stick them where the sun don't shine there willy.

[blackpowder]

I'm keeping my permission book collection. Lest we forget.

[wilagro]

June 17th, 1993 the Western Producer issued a SPECIAL REPORT entitled "Prairie farmers' seven decades of struggle to market their grain" which gave a pretty account of how the CWB came about and evolved since 1919 when the first wheat board was formed as a war-time measure.

I have this report in front of me and will keep it to remind me of what we have lost in the decades of struggle for a measure of control of our own destiny as farmers out here on these bountiful prairie and parkland farms.

[Fransisco]

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/agriculture/conservatives-celebrate-end-of-canadian-wheat-board-marketing-monopoly-164550016.html

Harper pardons farmers convicted years ago of selling grain in the U.S.

KINDERSLEY, Sask. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has granted pardons to farmers who were convicted years ago for taking their grain across the border to sell in the U.S.

The farmers were trying to get around a law at the time that said they had to sell their wheat and barley through the Canadian Wheat Board.

New legislation effective today strips the wheat board of its monopoly so that western farmers can sell their grain to whomever they choose.

Harper made the announcement on a farm near Kindersley, Sask., where he and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz marked what the government calls grain marketing freedom.

Hundreds of farmers who support the change to the wheat board turned out for the event.

Farmers who still support the monopoly worry that the open market will leave them at the mercy of railways and big, international grain companies.

[Fransisco]

I think I'll keep a copy of the above article to remind me of the shameful legacy of farmers getting thrown in jail for the so-called crime of selling their own wheat.

[sumdumguy]

Not a mention of Andy McMechan? Odd, very
odd.

[Fransisco]

Audio of Harper making the pardoning announcement here.


http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/8077.html

[Burbert]

Heil Harper!