Bravo! Bravo!

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77;

Why did you say: "Farmer owners"?

Where in the CWB Act, CWB bylaws, CWB Regulations... anywhere at all... does the farmer grain grower "own" anything at the CWB?

NOWHERE.

I have donated thousands of dollars to the contingency fund because our farm has used the Producer Pricing Options (PPO).

I don't get one cent of equity or value... from donating this money to the CWB.

In fact this year the users of the PPO's will be donating millions to the pool accounts... by the looks of the way things are going.

WHY?

Because the CWB can steal from the idiots who don't believe in pooling... and give it to those who are in the pool.

This is not government policy... it is CWB policy.

Minister Strahl needs to give CWB management a wake up call... which he just did.

I would say the CWB got off real EASY to what Minister Strahl should have done.

If the CWB keeps it up... they will implode... and have no-one to blame but themselves when grain growers who actually make a living from growing grain... say... let the Titanic sink... they cost too much to keep afloat!

[agstar77]

I don't think the government can take a back seat to anyone in spending "My money " to promote your agenda or is the special committee and all their helpers working for nothing? After all I do pay taxes as do you and I don't believe taxpayers should pay to make a decision for farmers. That committee is comparable to a lynch mob, the majority are not looking fo a way to make the CWB viable. You only have to look at its members and their statements.

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77;

Why exactly do you have the right to confiscate my families wheat and barley... Please explain where you got the authority to do this...

AND

Why Minister Strahl shouldn't set an injustice straight...?

[AdamSmith]

Agstar77, wow! finally you and I agree on something.

You said " I don't believe taxpayers should pay to make a decision for farmers."

Neither do I. I think farmers should be able to make ALL of their own decisions. You make your decsions and I'll make mine.

I've been saying for years now that the government has no business telling me how I should sell my grain. They have no business forcing me to sell to the CWB.

But let's be honest here aren't you CWB supporters kinda like spoiled teenagers and young twentysomethings?

They want their independence from their parents, but they still want mom and dad to give them an allowance pay their rent, buy their food and put gas in their car.

They'll say "Mom, Dad, It's my life and I'll do as I please, oh yeah, and I need more money."

[agstar77]

Thanks for the compliment, its been a long time since I was a teenager. Get your argument right T4. Your grain is not confiscated it is always your grain but the right for you to make the decision as to what food market it is sold into is turned over to the representatives of the majority of producers. So if you are going to complain , get it right.

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77;

You said;

"Your grain is not confiscated it is always your grain but the right for you to make the decision as to what food market it is sold into is turned over to the representatives of the majority of producers..."

How can it be my grain... if it is confiscated by a "majority of producers" who don't produce wheat and barley for human consumption... but to feed livestock and poultry? (The CWB caps the domestic feed prices... by keeping down human consumption prices through pooled sales...)

SO where does this "majority of producers" get the authority to confiscate my grain?

The CWB Act they say.

But Agstar77... where in the CWB Act, does it give these farmers the right to tell me what to do... further... where does the CWB Act give them the right to put money in their bank accounts from my families bank account?

Especially when the CWB Act specifically says the pecuniary benefit enuring the applicant... was supposed to go to the federal government...

If the price of grain outside Canada is higher than the price of grain inside Canada...
(then Reciever General of Canada) according to Part IV of the CWB Act...

Is supposed to pocket the difference... and put the money towards a rainy day when the pool accounts need it.

I recall in the 1970's when it worked this way... and by April 30th we knew the next year's initial prices... and actually used this information for decision making.

And during the 1970-80's the CWB didn't force the "byback" on "designated area" growers selling their own grain either.

Millions of bushels were sold as pedigreed seed into the international human consumption market... and simply issued no cost export licenses.

SO Agstar:

THis confiscation was started by Goodale, in 1993, to steal fusarium damaged grains... that the CWB and CGC said to burn...

To take the true value of this damaged grain and put it into the pockets of the Manitoba/Sask Pools... and the multi-national grain companies...

NOT to "designated area" grain growers who were being destroyed by fusarium.

Confiscation that added insult to injury... done by Goodale personally.

Now somehow you are going to take these so "noble" reasons for putting money into the multi-national grain co's coffers... and spin it for the farmer's benefit... when the true purpose is to keep our grain prices down...

The exact opposite of NFU claims!

WHo exactly did you say you worked for?