Injunction?

[gregpet]

Anyone know what is happening in Winnipeg this morning
with the injunction?

[LWeber]

Dow Jones Wires are reporting the Crazy 8 have dropped their case.

[FarmRanger]

Has the money tap been shut off the lawyers, or were the legal bills paid in advance while they still had control of the purse strings?

[FarmRanger]

Thanks Larry, that answers my question.

[AdamSmith]

L Weber , the cwb have discontinued legal action, but have the crazy 8 as individuals and the friends?

I'm still not clear on that.

[LWeber]

there is no story yet...just the headline with (more to follow)

Nothing on Reuters

David Anderson apparently made an announcement at Balgonie farm... received email from one attendee.


Sent: December 16, 2011 10:33 AM
To: Larry Weber
Subject: Re:

Dave anderson just announced directors withdrew injunction.......
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld
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[AdamSmith]

As in WWII

I doubt the crazy 8's war will ever be over.

They'll probably need alot of counseling in the future,

and maybe even institutionalization.

[freewheat]

Adam, I actually think they may be lined up and shot by their masters, the mafia like structure I believe is behind their desperation to cover their butts in the whole thing.

[LWeber]

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breakingnews/Former-CWB-directors-continue-fight-against-Bill-C-18-135737903.html


The Canadian Wheat Board has withdrawn its application to have a new federal law opening up Prairie wheat and barley marketing declared invalid.

However, eight former CWB directors are carrying on the action in Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench this morning as individuals.

The eight directors -- all Prairie farmers, including two from Manitoba -- were removed from their positions when Bill C-18 received royal assent and became law last night. The Harper government -- not farmers -- are now in control of the wheat board.

At a Queen's Bench hearing this morning, CWB lawyer James McLandress announced the CWB's withdrawal.

Bill C-18 will end the CWB wheat and barley marketing monopoly next Aug. 1.

Two weeks ago, however, a Federal Court judge ruled Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz broke the law when he introduced the bill without first holding a farm vote.

That sparked the action by former farmer directors to seek an injuntion delaying implementation of the law and declaring it invalid.

[LWeber]

Full Dow Jones Story


Ag minister addresses reporters and farmers --Last-ditch legal challenge to block law has been dropped

By Paul Vieira Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES OTTAWA (Dow Jones)--Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Friday court proceedings shouldn't muddle the reality that western Canadian grain farmers can now sell their wares to whomever they please after the Canadian Wheat Board was stripped of its monopoly buying powers with the passage of a new law. His comments at a press conference held in a rural Saskatchewan farm got a boost after a spokeswoman for the Winnipeg board said a court application for an injunction to block the law from being enacted would be dropped. That application was filed earlier this week by then-directors of the wheat board, whose jobs disappeared once the law came into force Thursday evening. Still, the Canadian government will continue with its appeal of a Federal Court of Canada ruling last week that said Ritz violated the law by not consulting western Canadian farmers on proposed changes, and by not holding a plebiscite to gauge their views. But Ritz added the Federal Court ruling made no reference on the need to stop the law from being enacted. Canadian government officials, in a background briefing prior to Ritz's press conference, said they were confident the law would withstand all legal challenges. A new board will take over, to include the president and chief executive, Ian White, and four federal government appointees, which have yet to be named. Ritz said the federal government wants to ensure the agency continues as a viable buyer of wheat and grain during the transition period. In a statement posted on its Web site, White said the Canadian Wheat Board "will market farmers' grain. We will work to achieve the best prices for farmers and superior service for customers in Canada and around the world." As for the new law, Ritz told farmers gathered that the new guidelines "can and will work for you. You can drive the business where the rubber hits the road -- at the point of sale." The law, as structured, amended existing legislation, and allows wheat and barley farmers to sell their wares to whomever they choose, as of Aug. 1. Previously, western Canadian farmers were compelled to sell wheat and barley to the wheat board. Most importantly, farmers can now enter into forward contracts for the delivery of grain in the post-Aug. 1 period. -By Paul Vieira, Dow Jones Newswires: 613-237-0669; paul.vieira@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires 12-16-11 1132ET Copyright (c) 2011 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 11:32 121611

[parsley]

The most Important thing the farm community
won, was this:

Your vote has weight. Your vote causes
governments to bring about the change you
voted for , instead of a group of appointed judges
endorsing the scheming of social activists.

This process you have been part of, binds
economic rights to ownership rights.

Western farmers own their grain and have a
right to sell what they own.

We almost lost it. Pars

[AdamSmith]

Hey Pars, Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to this fight.

Wifey and I are going to the WCWGA convention is MJ, are you going to be there?

[parsley]

Thx AS .....Only if we can slip out to a movie
again and I'm still alive. Lol

[LWeber]

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A court challenge of the law ending the Canadian Wheat Board's marketing monopoly proceeded in a Manitoba court on Friday, while the government insisted it was full steam ahead on its open market plans and Viterra Inc began offering forward grain contracts.

The farmer directors of the Canadian Wheat Board who had launched the court challenge along with the CWB, pursued their case as individuals, even though the board is now under federal control and has pulled out of the case.

Legislation ending the CWB's 68-year-old marketing monopoly on sales of western wheat and barley became law late Thursday, allowing Ottawa to take control of the board from farmers who oppose the Conservative government's plans to create an open market.

The farmer directors continued to be represented by their lawyer in the court hearing.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told a news conference in Saskatchewan that the farmer directors' roles ceased to exist with the passage of the bill. "They're now on winter vacation," he said.

The government legislation provides for the removal of the eight farmer-elected directors, leaving the CWB in the hands of five government-controlled appointees.

Ritz issued a statement saying the Conservative government was working on "an orderly transition to market freedom which includes a viable, voluntary CWB."

"As of today, western wheat and barley farmers now have the freedom to forward contract for the delivery of wheat and barley to the Canadian Wheat Board or the buyer of their choice for delivery after August 1, 2012," the statement said.

Despite the legal uncertainty, grain handler Viterra started offering forward contracts on wheat, durum wheat and barley.

"Starting today, Viterra is pleased to offer bids to western Canadian wheat, durum and barley producers," said Chief Executive Mayo Schmidt.

CWB President Ian White also issued a statement saying the organization would still be there and would soon be announcing new programs for the next crop year.

"Amid all the change, one thing remains the same: the CWB will market farmers' grain. We will work to achieve the best prices for farmers and superior service for customers in Canada and around the world," White said.

On Wednesday, the CWB and its farmer directors had filed papers in the Manitoba court asking it to strike down the law on the grounds that the old law required a farmer vote before changing the marketing monopoly. A Federal Court last week had said Ritz had breached the law in not holding a farmer's vote, but it did not strike the law down, nor was it asked to do so.

The Friday court hearing in Winnipeg was on a motion asking the court to suspend implementation of the law until a decision is reached on whether to strike it down.

The motion asks that the suspension be retroactive to the moment the bill was signed into law. If that is granted, then the farmer directors, including Chairman Allen Oberg, would in theory be reinstated.

If the suspension is granted, however, Ritz said the government would still proceed with plans for the revamped CWB.

(The case is before the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba, Winnipeg Centre, Court File No CI 11-01-75257. It is between Canadian Wheat Board, Allen Oberg, Rod Flaman, Cam Goff, Kyle Korneychuk, John Sandborn, Bill Toews, Stewart Wells and Bill Woods; and Attorney General of Canada.)

(Writing by Randall Palmer; Editing by Peter Galloway and Rob Wilson)