Time for the 'Notwithstanding' Clause on CWB!

[AdamSmith]

Yer right stubble they didn't have the support of the Quebecers or the Torontonions or the Union boys out of Winnipeg and Vancouver, they only had the support of every frickin riding that encompasses the designated area aka "the ghetto". The farmers voted 67% to get rid of the single desk on barley but damnit we did't get Gilles Duceppe or PEI's Wayne Easter on side.

How foolish for us to think that we could justify doing something we wanted without the blessing of Eastern and Urban Canada. Thanks SJ for reminding us where we westerns stand within this confederation we call Canada,

oh here something else to get your hair up SJ. The free Market side can lose a hundred times and all that does is teach us the route to winning, we never give up,

but,

your side,

the cwb side,

one loss, and she is game over for the cwb, forever.


SJ your beloved cwb will crumble because there is ZERO substance and ZERO value to it and when farmers are free to pursue other choices the cwb will be most farmers last choice because as all cwb supporters know the cwb just won't be able to compete.

I've said it before and I'll say it again the cwb might as well just adopt the following slogan;

"We need a monopoly because were so crappy at what we do nobody would deal with us if we didn't have it"

[silverback]

What is it this year stubble.

10% of your seeded acres to board crops?

15% ?

5% ?

Must be some other reason you love the board so much.

Is Ralph your Uncle maybe?

[stubblejumper]

Adam I beleive the number was 14%
Silver 100%

[charliep]

SJ

Just to encourage you to read the CWB survey where the direct question of single desk versus open market is asked. In the case of wheat, 57 % of farmers support single desk and 39 % open market. In Alberta, more farmers support an open market (53 %) than single desk (42 %) in the black and white question. In the case of barley, 40 % supported single desk versus 52 % open market (no alberta breakdown). I think you can use these numbers with confidence to judge what a plebiscite might look like today with a two part question.

[stubblejumper]

I realize you work for the alberta goverment charlie but it isn't the only place or the center of the earth.

[LWeber]

Where is the center of the grain universe stubble?

423 Main?

[charliep]

Thanks for the comeback LWeber. Couldn't have said any better myself.

Will note I am quoting from the CWB producer survey. Farmers have clearly expressed their opinion in the survey. A take home message for me is that farmers want competition in their services including those provided by the CWB. My way or the highway doesn't work anymore.

[silverback]

Any chance our Alberta gov't agrees with you Charlie??

Too busy whipping the cowboys into line?

[charliep]

Alberta's policy position on market choice for wheat and barley has not changed. Government can also read the CWB producer survey and understand where provincial farm support is on the CWB. May be quiet now but stay tuned.