Bill C-619

[TOM4CWB]

Raven,

Another good example is the regulation of securities by provinces in National and International transactions.

Each province is making its own decision of whether or not it wants in to the new national securities regulations the federal government has purposed... Provinces have the right to say NO... if they would rather continue to regulate the trade and commerce themselves.

[bucket]

Good political answers, TOM, but you haven't answered the question.

Are the conservatives prepared to make the cwb an election issue and actually do something about it, if they get a majority? Yes or no.

Forget about the long drawn out answers that say nothing.

Have the conservatives got the balls to give western canadian farmers marketing freedom?

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket,

As the Canadian constitution (BNA Act) requires provincial approval to 'Agricultural' policy. How this will take place I have not seen developed publicly.

Setting this provincial problem aside... and assuming a Conservative majority... my opinion in the 'crystal ball' gaze would be that some type of functional exemption from the CWB monopoly for individual commercial growers will be achieved. (IE no-cost export license)

From there a complete rework of the CWB will be the rational next step to a commercial marketing co-op.