Cwb Directors

[FarmRanger]

<i>"By the way 40% of the vote does not constitute a mandate"</i>

Prairiefire, In western rural ridings (the place subjected to the single desk), the Conservatives received 50% of the vote. In my rural riding it was more like 2/3.

Regardless of that fact, <b>there was no farmer vote to extinguish our property rights to wheat and barley, so why do we need a vote to give them back to us?</b>

[jdepape]

This idea of others voting on how you manage your affairs is beyond me.

Look at it this way. Let's say the feds decide that a quasi-government agency should manage all RSP's in Canada. They put it to a vote of all Canadians and 55% say they like the idea. Based on the results of this vote, the feds set it up that all RSP's are now managed by the CIB (Canadian Investment Board).

Other firms remain to manage non-CIB investments - and do quite a good job. Many individuals manage their own non-CIB investments and also do a good job.

45% of all Canadians do not want to have their RSPs managed by the CIB but are forced to. Even though evidence emerges that shows the CIB really doesn't do a good job and it comes at a higher cost.

Obviously this doesn't make sense and voting for it is insulting.

So why do it with the CWB? Why should anyone else have a say in how you manage your affairs?