Jackson vs CN/CP

[bucket]

Tom

You have to quit insulting others intelligence.

The railways pulled the stunt by saying everything would be better with branch line abandonment and removal of the crow rate blah blah blah.

Now you are going to tell us everything will be better with new seed rules while asking farmers to support your cause against your former masters.

Maybe get a new point man - you seem to have lost some credibility?

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket,

I did not think you would give in to the Railway game plan so easily. These are two VERY different issues.. as indicated by the large majority of farm groups that have indicated the positive implications.

Somewhat like us attaining new technology that allows safe multi-passage of freight on CP/CN rail beds... like multi-use railroad agreements and you opposing this as unsafe... no matter how many safeguards are in place .

Sorry.

[bucket]

But the results will be the same and it's not good for farmers.

Where are the efficiency gains the railways promised?

With efficiency comes lower costs?

Same with the seed law. Everything looks good on paper.

Just been fooled too many times by people that promote it and then sail into the sunset.

If you did in fact speak to ritz about these rail problems why has he been so slow to act?

He's been pretty quiet.

[agstar77]

Get rid of the Crow it will lead to diversification and more value added, Get rid of all the branch lines so the Railways can be more efficient and lower your freight rates. Get rid of all the small elevators , large terminals will make grain handling cheaper. Get rid of the CWB because farmers can't run their own grain marketing as well as Multi's. Bring in more seed regulation so farmers will get better seed. 5 things that have made us more profitable.

[grassfarmer]

Won't lose much weight drinking that magical Harper Koolaid Tom.
Hunger strike by western Canadian grain farmers? I'll believe that when I see it - most seem afraid to protest in public (other than hiding behind aliases on the internet)

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77

Your solution to our transportation problems are? Does the Transportation review know? Thanks

[bucket]

Tom

The cta review was written before it was announced. The same problems have been there for too long which is part of the reason your court case was thrown out.

[agstar77]

They know the solutions but nobody will bell the cat.

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77

Bell the Cat then... Please tell us your opinion.

[cottonpicken]

Maybe we should have check off dollars goto a team of lawyers to fight for us(yes i puked in my mouth a little)but it's the way the system works.

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket,

Many very talented, very experienced people did work on the review. Pulse Canada for one... is a great provider of input and experience. Gord Bacon is a terrific leader who knows what is going on... from his experience at the CWB... forward to today. No one knows better than Gord does.

We need a world class transportation system. How do we get that system? We obviously DO have the infrastructure.

Now... leadership is needed to break up Hunters CN/CP coalition... and provide the needed services to grain growers in western Canada!

[TOM4CWB]

CottonPicken,

I am fearful we have no property rights... so it is really doubtful if lawyering up would be helpful?

Can we go after Hunter for collusion and anticompetitive management? Perhaps there is some basis for review here... but how could we prove this? Are the laws strong enough to provide relief?

All good thoughts to wrangle with, thanks for your input!