Morton ROASTED in ECKVILLE

[TOM4CWB]

Grassy,

You saw my post on CHS Inc.?

I am for working together with others in the Community. Always have been.

We buy from Wildrose Coop... a large part of our farm supplies.

It would only make rational sense that we work with CHS Inc... and become stronger together. There are certainly billions to save... and billions in marketing efficiencies if we CHOOSE to work together. If we were to link together with the Ausies CBH Group... there would be global reach that would be tough to beat!

[TOM4CWB]

If you ask me . . .
B A C K G R O U N D E R / Morris W. Dorosh

Robin Sears, a former Mr. Big in the NDP party, told an Ontario state TV interviewer last month that supply management in dairy and poultry sectors is “a license to steal
from consumers”, obviously not a desirable thing.
Others on a panel of which Sears was a member, of assorted political
backgrounds, concurred. Supply management continues to be attacked regularly, and not just from free enterprise sources. But that is where it ends because there is no practical means to dismantle the system.
Nobody would imagine that Sears’ opinion of marketing boards is shared by those of his comrades still in the
NDP party, or in any other party. During the recent televised
election campaign debate of agricultural representatives
of the four parties, each, including agriminister Ritz, was more effusive than the other about committing
to retain, protect and defend the supply management system.
This is an election where the parties freely make up lies about each other and present them as the others’ policy.
The Liberal Easter accused the Conservative party of insincerity in promising to continue to fight to protect the supply-management system, though there is no reason for a rational person to disbelieve it. Easter said the Conservatives are “double-talking” with the promise to protect supply management while “killing” the Wheat
Board monopoly.
Everybody who enters this fray, including the one-time
potato-farming perennial head of the National Farmers Union, ought to know and probably does know that there
are no similarities between the Wheat Board and supply management marketing boards. But Canadian politics
having descended into the science of systematic deceit, this can hardly be expected to be unexpected.
The marketing boards that confer the privilege of producing milk, eggs, chickens and turkeys were formed by
producers nearly 50 years ago in some cases at the initiative of farmers, in a process that included a fair-and square vote.
Because supply management entails control of imports, which is a federal matter, legislation created national agencies that are technically senior to provincial agencies, and impart the authority to regulate imports at
levels recommended by provincial boards.
All directors of provincial boards are elected by their producers. Policy
is set through a bottom-up system of regional representatives who are also elected and meetings are held at
which producers can question directors and management, object to existing or proposed policy and suggest
changes and reforms.

None of this is the Wheat Board way. It was not brought in by farmers 75 years ago, but by the government
and remains in reality a government agency. Powers including extensive regulatory authority under the
Canadian Wheat Board Act rests with the Board as a part of the government. No farmer was ever given the chance
to vote for or against its establishment and formation, but
now elaborate provisions exist in the law which mandate farmer votes to alter its mandate.

Supply-management marketing boards have authority in one province, and the national supervisory agency
covers all of Canada.
The Canadian Wheat Board operates
only in a part of the country that was arbitrarily designated by the government, and on this grounds alone
should be unconstitutional, or else its authority should be extended to every part of Canada.
The Canadian Wheat Board does not regulate production as supply-management entities do, but it literally confiscates all production after harvest because it is illegal
to sell Board grains to any other buyer. It also controls at what time or year a farmer can sell Board grains
to the sole monopoly buyer.
The absence of production quotas for wheat and barley has prevented the startling phenomenon in which supply
management quota has acquired enormous financial value. Quota bought at today’s prices would represent
the biggest item of capital investment in a dairy farm in Ontario or Quebec. The capital cost must be recovered
from the price of milk, and is recovered, because all efforts
by marketing boards to restrain quota values have failed. Because of quota investment, the cost of producing
milk in eastern Canada is the highest in the world, requiring commensurate dairy product prices to consumers
and giving rise to the observation of Mr. Sears.
The marketing board system cannot be unwound because of the immense wealth represented by quota,
which would become valueless. The politicians know it cannot be unwound, so they do not meddle with it in
word or in deed. The position of “supporting” supply management gives no political party any advantage, nor any disadvantage either, which does not stop Mr. Easter
from crookedly inventing phony issues."

I agree with Morris. Since I believe in Private Property Rights... as do the Conservatives... Dorosh is correct... which is why this was voted by Conservatives as the functioning policy to be used.

I see NO evidence that the CWB extracts any additional value for grain growers in western Canada. Hence the Liberal/Bloc/NDP dippers confiscate our grain... without compensation.

Sooo Grassfarmer... we would be MUCH further ahead to work co-operatively and link with other co-ops globally... to better grow our markets and create value for our customers... so they would WILLINGLY offer better prices for our grains!!!

[grassfarmer]

"Since I believe in Private Property Rights... as do the Conservatives... Dorosh is correct..."

So I guess you didn't really learn that much TOM - still chanting that the Cons believe in property rights despite the evidence. Like a lot of westerners you need to think for yourself and not swallow the hollow ideology hook line and sinker.

[FarmRanger]

So where's my right not to have my wheat
expropriated...... waiting.......waiting.......