Stu Wells

[parsley]

Stu Wells appeared on Sun Media the other day,
a farmer from Saskatchewan, and I was
impressed with him.

He was courteous and measured, a producer
who had a credible, well-thought out message
that was not fraught with emotion.

We have the same goals, I have no doubt;
prosperous happy farmers, propsperpus
productive farms, and propsperpus communities
burgeoning with eager newcomers.

Mr. Wells and I would adamantly disagree on
how to attain our common goals, but
nonetheless, we have more important things in
common than we have in disagreeing.

And although I would like to rap him a sharp one
on both kneecaps with my metal umbrella tip
when he begins his ritual Wheat Board rosary,
admiring the very things despise about the CWB,
I camt but help note his strategic planning skills
and his organizational ability, and well, I must
acknowledge his quiet dignity and his depth of
knowledge about the farm community and the
earnest passionate interest he takes in it.

So, even though you probablly wouldnt know who
I am if I met you on the street, I raise my coffee
cup to you, Stu Wells, and say "Skoal " to a
fellow farmer. Parsley

[silverback]

I admire no one who can so easily lie on national television about the formation of the cwb or the benifits of it to the canadian economy.

I admire no one who can so easily dismiss his fellow mans right to freedom or property rights.

[parsley]

It's not uncommon to know thine enemy,
acknowledging their effectiveness.

To those assuming their role as Caesar is
secure, be aware compliments are often a
precursor to poisoned figs. LOL

Livia.

[parsley]

Silver.

I did not admire Khadaffe. But trust me, I was
impressed with him. pars.

[wilagro]

Watched Stu Wells this morning on CPAC before a Senate committee and was quite impressed...good speaker, good presentation and good information regarding the CWB and how Ritz was in the past dodging his responsibility towards the CWB and farmers by avoiding meeting after meeting with the board of directors.

[Tom4Wildrose]

Silver,

Stu can do what ever he deems needed with those he can convince to work with him and his.

Even the Good Lord himself gave us the choice to choose where and how we spend eternity... and be responsible for our own actions while here on earth.

This is the base character of being a human being. To call those who would stand for freedom of choice and responsible for our actions... EVIL people... as many are now doing who believe the CWB 'single desk' retoric... show just how farm the mighty have fallen.

Stu may believe he and his merry crew are right... that neither makes them right... nor gives them the right to make any personal decisions for my family, farm, or community!

I disagree Parsley with your assesment... to speak for me Stu needs to accept he is not God...

What I saw someone (Stu) who told the world I am both stupid and a fool for needing to be responsible for our farms marketing and production decisions... both of which the CWB 'single desk' determines now.

[parsley]

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Canadian
Wheat Board and its supporters said on Friday
they may ask a court to stop a federal bill that
would end the board's monopoly from taking
effect.

A Federal Court judge on Wednesday ruled that
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz had breached
existing law by not consulting with the Wheat
Board or holding a farmer vote before introducing
legislation to end the board's monopoly on sales
of Western Canadian wheat and barley.

Spokespersons for the Wheat Board and the
Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board group said
they are considering asking a court for an
injunction to stop the bill from taking effect.

(Reporting By Rod Nickel in Winnipeg; Editing by
Peter Galloway)

[parsley]

Friday, December 09, 2011
 
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper
declared Thursday there is nothing in a federal
court ruling on his government's wheat board
legislation that prevents the government from
continuing to push the bill forward.
But a leading expert on parliamentary procedure
said the courts can - and likely will, if asked -
issue an injunction against implementing the bill
until the court case is completed.
Questions continued to swirl Thursday about the
impact of a ruling by a federal judge in Winnipeg
that the government violated the Canadian
Wheat Board Act by not seeking a plebiscite with
farmers before introducing legislation to end the
CWB monopoly.
The government is appealing the decision and is
proceeding with the legislation anyway.
Opposition parties and CWB backers are
demanding the government halt debate on the
bill until they consult farmers. But Harper
signalled the government has no plans at all to
put the brakes on the bill.
"Nothing in the ruling contradicts the
government's fundamental right to change the
law," Harper said in the House of Commons.
The government issued a notice that the final
vote on bill C-18 will take place in the Senate
Dec. 15.
It would then need to get royal assent, and it
would have to be implemented.
However, politics professor Ned Franks at
Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., said
Thursday that as long as the legislation is before
the courts on appeals, the courts will not allow
the government to act on the bill.
"When a court hasn't decided on something, the
parties to that decision can't do an action that
makes that (court) decision a moot point."
CWB board chairman Allen Oberg told the
Senate agriculture committee Thursday the board
did not seek an injunction because they can be
difficult to obtain. However, later Thursday, a
CWB spokeswoman said an injunction request is
not out of the realm of possibilities.
"The board of directors is considering all its
options at this point and will examine (an
injunction) as well as others," she said.
Oberg asked the Senate committee to stop the
bill in its tracks until farmers have been
consulted. He said the government's position that
the bill will go on despite the court ruling is
"reprehensible."
"I find it strange that a government that prides
itself in law and order and respect for the law
would want to proceed in that manner," Oberg
said.
NDP wheat board critic and Winnipeg MP Pat
Martin said the government is putting the entire
prairie economy at risk by not freezing the
legislation while it is before the courts.
Several groups that back the end of the
monopoly urged the government to press
forward. In a statement, the Grain Growers of
Canada said to wind back the clock on the
legislation would be would be disruptive to
farmers.
mia.rabson@freepress.mb.ca

[bduke]

Parsley... I never expected your goals to be
regulated marketing, communal sharing of
incomes,more gov't control of your life, strict
delivery scheduling for all your products, and
complete mistrust of corporations.

I agree Mr. Wells is well spoken.. polite and
articulative, which is always admirable.

However, I have little respect for they who wish to
control the ambitious and entrepreneurial.

Atlas shrugged... and now Parsley!

Who would have thought.

Cheers... Bill

[parsley]

Never, never underestimate the power of focus
with pure passion. Parsley

[Tom4Wildrose]

Parsley,

"Never, never underestimate the power of focus
with pure passion. Parsley"

Never never underestimate to power of the Human Spirit... to see through this B.S.!

[parsley]

The left and right have the same goals, I have
no doubt;  
prosperous happy farmers, propsperpus  
productive farms, and propsperpus communities  
burgeoning with eager newcomers.  

Are not our end goals the same? or are the left
lying when they say they want he cwb to get
more money?

[bduke]

Parsley... Prosperity and equality are not substitutable.

Our goals are only partly the same..i.e. communities,
happiness.

How happy have you been with their beloved CWB?

An unachievable goal is a dream at best.

Cheers... Bill

[parsley]

The tactics being used are brilliant are they not?

Bloody hell, Iv'e been surprised by women
sometimes, comment as a jaw- dropping
stunning gorgeous female enters the room and
they nitpick about her long arms or skinny arms
or small ass, unwilling to admit she is indeed
beautiful.

Look at the picture. Now LOOK at what you see.
Acknowledge what you see.

Its a good looking strategy. Pars.

[craig]

The fact that Stu has become as big a
figure head as Oberg in this debate means
only one thing and that is that the CWB
has become a tool for Stu to promote the
NFU doctrine. Hardly productive when you
seek compromise from the parties involved.