Oberg leading the CWB over a cliff.

[chuckChuck]

Blame the the CWB for its own demise when the Cons have given no indication of what level of support they will offer?

The CWB has no grain handling facilities, no retained earnings, no capital, must contract with competitors, and no guarantee of supply.

If you think that is makings of a successful grain company, then you are living in a fantasy land or you know very little about business!

[wmoebis]

Ritz has men inside the BOD. Does he not take thier word? Why are they so quiet to the public?

He is taking the railroad and grain co's word that things will be better without the board. Is he having an audit on thier word?

I'm not saying your wrong but I have herd the CWB's side lets here how the rail is going to be better. How is the grain Co's going to be better for farmers?

Not second hand propaganda but right from thier BOD's.

[TOM4CWB]

wmoebis,

The 8 think alike CWB directors rule the CWB.

15 total Directors. Chairman Oberg is the only one allowed to speak for these 8 on the CWB who rule the roost pubically.

Corporate governance rules and protocol have tied the hands of the 7 Marketing Choice advocates who have no choice... pubically... but to remain silent.

It is perhaps helpful... that Chairman Oberg is now clearly indicating just how little he understands about running a multi $B Co... and working in the real world where those responsible pay... when they make a mess of things!

[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!!!