How to make CAIS work......

[kato]

As they say in Ottawa. Hear Hear!

I agree totally. A minority government is a real blessing in my opinion. Imagine if the current Tories had a majority? Would they ever listen to us? I doubt it. I feel that it's only since they started getting pressure from the opposition that they started to listen to anyone, let alone us.

They've got big problems now, and are probably in a better mood to open their eyes and look around. They've alienated Quebec with their "Separatists and Socialists are trying to take over the country" rant, and they know it's going to hurt them badly in the East.

I'm not getting into this debate, but whether you are a CWB supporter or not, the way they have done their best to stomp it into oblivion by whatever means necessary is just plain arrogant.

And now they have a Liberal party to contend with that has a leader who shows some potential to do them some real damage. I don't think this one will be so easy to demean as the last one. I also think there's going to be an election coming out of it.

So now's our chance. What are we going to do with it?

[grassfarmer]

Where is the opportunity? I thought every rural constituency in Western Canada had a Conservative politician elected last time around? That's where the countries cows are and even in the heavy cattle areas I doubt there would be enough producers to influence the election. We have no chance as producers to influence federal elections through the ballot box. On the other hand we could influence who represents us in the cattle organizations that deal with Governments. Farmers_son prefers to divert attention away from that option for some reason.