Accumulated surplus

[Hopalong]

The Canadian Grain Commission has a surplus on fees collected of over $100 million.
It is asking for discussion on what to do with the surplus.
Preferred choice for me would be to return it to service users through lower fees.
Could be done lowering fees by estimated amount and length of time required.
Would not like to see Commission go off on a tangent like putting money toward research or buying grain cars.

[bucket]

My guess is they throw it into general revenues. ....

[Oliver88]

I see two alternatives:

1) Mail out cheques totalling $100 million to farmers.
2) Reduce or eliminate fees until the $100 million + interest is accounted for.

[WiltonRanch]

Invest it for a rainy day like when one of their bonded buyers goes down and the bond won't cover 20 cents.

[wmoebis]

Invest it for a rainy day like when one of their bonded buyers goes down and the bond won't cover 20 cents.

Think it is their mandate to make sure bonds are large enough to cover liabilities.

[Partners]

I would like a cheque in the mail..regardless of the amount.

[JDGreen]

Hire an officer to stand guard in every terminal to limit the obscene stealing.. Personally don't want a cheque. Want value for that money

[bucket]

Can someone please explain how every ****ing load of cereal grain bought at prairie terminals is weighed,tested,cleaned for export and somehow the grade changes between prairie and port and then somehow 100 million gets charged back to farmers.

[MBgrower]

Give it to the grain cos and railways.

[farming101]

That's what happens after you kiss your grain goodbye when you open the slide

Oh and remember the grain commission needs a 1000 gram sample before they can help you out