Friday the 13th... Interesting day in Calgary!

[katoe]

getting into politics was the best thing that ever happened for sorenson.

[Hopalong]

Hopperbin, not saying there has not been change.
Just that, from what I have seen, populist farmer tactic was to pressure governments to resist.
As to solution, suggest US type system where shippers bid for shipping service.
Do not hear about much US grain coming north, seems to go other way.

[bucket]

Hopalong

Fair comments but first there has to be a supply of cwrs to bid on.

Then, like shipping rates there should be an equivalent to the dry Baltic index for rail cars.

Should be one now that would help determine the need.

[bucket]

Cars not cwrs. Sorry.

[Hopperbin]

My ellevator agent told me we are into new crop delivery now. So have 100, 000 bushels of wheat to carry now. On Account no cars.

[TOM4CWB]

Hopper,

Shipping is not acceptable of this there is no doubt. CNCP need to understand what they are doing to the Writ of Execution they have put on all farms in western Canada... by shorting our system of locomotives... thereby allowing themselves to claim 100 percent capacity utilization.

It is about time we buy some locomotives to pull our grain hopper cars!!!

[bucket]

Tom

You still need your conservative mps to change the legislation to let that happen.

My MP David Anderson has said no one is interested in bringing power to the tracks. But before anyone can the legislation has to be changed and this government isn't ready to be proactive.

[TOM4CWB]

Thanks Bucket;

Good discussion needed... there may be more will to move things along now... than in a very long time.

Rome was not built in a day... so it will take more than a day to change Ottawa.

The High River Gun Grab is a good example. The RCMP is furious with the folks who released the recent report... without the normal RCMP response to go with it... especially when the report clearly said the RCMP BROKE the LAW... and did not follow proper procedure in seizing the guns and breaking into the houses in High River. 1900 broke into... about 1300 of those after the emergency was over.

RCMP complained that they did the same thing during the fire in Slave Lake... and no one complained... so it became normal operating procedure!

My MP Kevin Sorensen has been presented with many difficult questions (at many many meetings) about how this has happened... I can assure you... many of our Alberta MP's are not satisfied with how Ottawa operates!

[grower99]

A letter sent from harper to the bloc wanting to join forces and defeat martin's govt has been forgotten? Getting into bed with separatists! OMG