Oberg leading the CWB over a cliff.

[Fransisco]

There is nothing stopping the CWB from making deals with everyone in the chain, other than the current Board of directors who are hell bent on poisoning the well and pissing off everyone they should want to do buisness with.

[agstar77]

Nothing stopping them except the uncertainty of funding in the Cons world. Take on all the responsibilities without assurance of funds. How do you insure employees a job ? Without a defined path there can be no CWB 2. The Cons must make an assurance of support and finance the liabilities or would all you open marketers volunteer to pay for them?

[silverback]

Can you tell us the consequences of what would happen if 7 directors held a press conference to talk about their views on the future of the cwb?

[parsley]

Exactly, silver. The worst that could happen would be they get voted off, and then Ritz could appoint another batch.

And repeat.
And repeat.

Soon, suspicion about what the CWB is doing internally would reign.

The sitting grunts loooooove their meetings and pension plans, is what I guess.

Grown men stuffed full of themselves have not yet grown up. Pars

[parsley]

You one of those farmers still needing the governments to babysit you agstar? Your whimpering resembles the sound of the fear of being an unfunded victim.

[craig]

So the current strategy is to attack the conservatives
at every opportunity and then say we need your
support. CWB policy has always been my way or the
highway. The current CWB strategy of all or nothing
may get the board just what they are asking for and
that is nothing. The longer the attacks on the open
market continue the less support the board will get
from those that want a different option than currently
available.

[wd9]

Probably would not happen silver as those 7 know what board governance is and let the chair speak for the board. No one ever wins, least of all the corporation, when rogue directors speak their own personal views. Ugly.

[mbratrud]

Chuck Chuck, Ideas? How can the governement offer support when the BOD has not even made an attempt to indicate what they will need.

[mbratrud]

Agstar,

Any new business has risks. We are are the owners of this F'n Organization if they need 1 billion to buy some assets come to the farmers that own it and raise the cash. That is of course if the guys that are fighting so hard for this are willing to put there money where there mouth is! $20,000 from 50000 Farmers is a Billion is that enough. Why would anyone invest in a management team with such a defeatist attitude? The Government is why we are in this mess in the first place! The Board is done like dinner, but there is an opportunity if the Oberg and company don't piss it away. Instead of shutdown costs they should be looking for startup money!!!

[wd9]

Hey Tom4CWB, i know you would appreciate this but it is:

et al.

not et al,

et al. is the short form for all the forms of the feminine aliae, masculine alii, or gender neutral alia hence the period. It can also stand for alibi which means other occurences.

You know who has me edit some research docs once in a while and lets nothing slip.

Its gotta be tough for "dynamo for change" Oberg, forever in history known as the chair who was in charge during the demise of the CWB. But he does have the opportunity to do great things too. Will be interesting to see if he is up for the challenge or just fades into the history books.

[TOM4CWB]

WD9 et al.,

I see I forgot the period... I think this is your point... get it???

Past history is usually a good indicator of future performance... 9 times out of 10.

I truly hope Chairman Oberg et al. gets the urge to change VERY soon.

I will be searching for these new opportunities on Aug 16 in Camrose!

Hope many will do the same... and build a much better future for all of us!

[Braveheart]

Tom, most of me wants Oberg to continue his ways. Let the CWB sink.

We had respect for those who wanted to use a non profit marketer by promoting the dual market or voluntary wheat board idea. It could have worked. But the socialists want us all to march to the beat of their drum. So, forget it. Let it go. Wind it down. Give them the same severence as the 500 who lost their jobs in 1943 got.

Just imagine a world where the left wing media wouldn't be able to bemoan the CWB at every turn. Where neo political dribble that passes for CWB news releases isn't a weekly event.

Please Oberg, play your flute. Lead the spellbound rats over the cliff.

[TOM4CWB]

Braveheart,

I understand your point,

However I truly do think there is a sweet spot... like CHS Inc. in the US and Federated Coop in Canada... provide/fill... for a western CDN grain marketer managed with wisdom.

Timing is everything. Minister Ritz can help pull this together. Oberg is of no help... so far.

[parsley]

Yes, well, to sit on your hands while the CWB bought ships was not in the interest of farmers.

There can be a stark difference between the interest of the corporation vs the interest of farmers.

Farmers essentially have had NO say how their money is spent except for one elected voice, who, it appears, has a keen interest in his pay, pension and perks. In other words, the status quo.

The old herd mentality gone amiss is so irresistible isn't it, in the name of solidarity, puke, puke: the property-smashing mob in Vancouver differs little from the economic-smashing mob at the CWB.

Somebody has to pay the bills, don't they.

Both directormob and youthmob are indefensible.

[agstar77]

Ritz will be remembered for only one thing, the americanization of grain marketing in Canada. He has no interest in the survival of any type of marketing agency run by farmers. He has proven it by never once talking to the CWB to understand what they do.