Lobbyists

[parsley]

"Farmers kick out $Billions in crops, you are satisified with the $22,000 net, and you're cap in hand grateful glad to get $20 bucks in subsidies?

Good Grief."


Look at the big picture! Tinker, you know I would never be ticked at you. I may poison you next time you come to stay, but it will be a mellow death. Pars

[TOM4CWB]

Parsley....

The Chicken and the Egg...

Remember... your job is to be nice!

Hey... I am ready to go... Let the games begin!

<(>: Grin

Do they call it a 'poision pen' Parsley?

[TOM4CWB]

Parsley,

You wrote:

"You view lobbying through negative eyes, though, don't you? Yup. We all do."

WRONG. Influencing folks is why we are on Agriville, we learn and we communicate... both sides are 'winners'.

If we open our mouths today... write a letter, type an e-mail...send a fax; there is only one reason to do so. To have our specific point of view understood. With the hope ACTION will result. In person changes all that? I do not think so! Unless picking up a bug or virus along with the explanation makes it need 'traceability'!

[dave4441]

Parsley-it is not Pulse Canada's responsibility to do due dilagence in the private business of the industry. It is absolutley nothing to do with their operations or scope of business. I think the people of Altona have to take 100 percent of the responsibility on that one. No one else.

I would have to call you a socialist at this point, or at least having socialistic tendancies with that thought process.

[dave4441]

Sorry, reread your post and you do acknowledge that it is the people of Altona's responsibility. Started to see red there for a second as it just is none of a grower organizations business what happens in private relationships.

[gustgd]

Dave your best point was

"In other threads you talk about grower organizations not representing growers at the table, now there is too many in the case of "pulse" as you state. You want the flax guys heads for not being represented at the proper table and prepared for the triffid issue."

To have influence we have to make it our business to get connected with the opinion makes in Ottawa. Politicians and ministers come and go, but it is those in the backgrounds doing the research and writing the opinions for those that make the decision.
Those strange beasts are found in Ottawa.

[gustgd]

If we want professional results, we have to act like professionals. I`ll agree that the way it`s done it not very fun but that is the way it`s done.

Don`t hate the player, hate the game!