Ducks get $20 million

[burnt]

Forever is a really long long time!!!

Indeed, but it's a common measurement of time when you're government.

[shtferbrains]

DU was rumored to be the largest landowner in th RM between PA and Birch Hills.
Lots of potholes

[bucket]

What an industry...ranchers will get bought out by DU and set up a lease back with conditions and do the exact same thing they are doing now....but now they are peasants.

[chuckChuck]

So you rather let non resident corporate owners like Andjelic land and other corporations, bulldoze all your hunting habitat, take over and drive up the cost of owning and renting more productive land and making it much harder for younger less well off farmers to buy land?

DU often purchases less productive land for multiple uses and conservation. They are a relatively small player in the land market and most of what they have is rich with wetlands.

Wetlands are important parts of the ecosystem and provide many benefits to everyone. Land owners have every right to put a priority on conservation and put conservation easements on land as they see fit.

Why not sell off all the parks, fishing and hunting spots on crown land that farmers enjoy to the highest bidder? The priority should always be making as much money from the land as possible. Correct?

[bucket]

Here is a story about DU.

DU gets water from Lake Diefenbaker and send it through a series of lakes / marshes that they manage poorly. Marshes are supposed to help filter the water...

Lake diefenbaker provides 75 percent of this province's population drinking water.

In less than 30 miles through the DU system ....the water is barely drinkable for cattle.

Now they are pulling out but keeping any land they have in that area and leaving a phucking mess behind.

Shit engineering of stop logs and poor management ..


DU is a land aggregator and really doesnt give a shit about ranchers or farmers even with all their paintings in the malls.

But you defend these DU people??????

[blackpowder]

Chuck and Nettie Wiebe so busy writing the Code of Practice where do they find time to farm? Or post here?

[walterm]

Not a fan of DU but I bet they don't fly flags or have window stickers that say F#&k Trudeau. Or go on SM disrespecting party and Ministers while expecting a hand up or special financial consideration. Who would do that when they go to the bank or any other institution when asking for help? Best check out who is representing and is farmers voice.

[sumdumguy]

Do you remember Pierre Trudeau’s finger? I do.

[walterm]

Do you remember Pierre Trudeau’s finger? I do.

Sure do and what did that get him? Nothing but disrespect and walking papers. Farmers should expect the same thing when they act the same way is all I'm saying.

[bucket]

Not a fan of DU but I bet they don't fly flags or have window stickers that say F#&k Trudeau. Or go on SM disrespecting party and Ministers while expecting a hand up or special financial consideration. Who would do that when they go to the bank or any other institution when asking for help? Best check out who is representing and is farmers voice.

NCC and DU got money in the federal budget prior to the pandemic.

Bought land with it...then got donations for offsets...and gets land rent now...

How does that help ranchers or farmers when they become peasants by government policy.


And yes I will speak up and call out government when this kind of crap is going on...

Conservatives have let farmers down as well.