If you ask me . . .

[TOM4CWB]

Did you know Bunge was close to a bid on Viterra when Glencore bid it out of range and broke it apart to make it less costly for them?? There truly is more to this story than first meets the eye.

The Railway capacity issue for grain also has yet to be solved... certainly which ever crew (likely to be a minority Parliament by most sources) is charged with the task of fixing this problem... clearly has the legaslative tools in the CTA Act...and the political will to bear down and take the tough decisions needed to build a better Canada.

[bucket]

Gerry sold the majority share.

If anyone thinks their 5 buck a tonne share is worth something, they are foolish. When tough times hit they won't be worth shit and then that's the time the buyout will have to happen.

SWP shares were worth something once as well. We know how that turned out. I didn't have shares.

Now the former swp facilities are making money hand over fist. Weird how that worked out. And the moose jaw facility is still a slow moving unload -nothing changed.

If Ritz gets re-elected in his constituency it will speak volumes as yo why we are in this mess.

[bucket]

The only thing that came out of this is that the people in winnipeg finally admitted they haven't been marketing grain for over 70 years.

If they had, they wouldn't need a partner other than farmers.

The cwb needed new management not owners.

Looks like management will be turfed - ASAP with severance.

And farmers get a dysfunctional grain system.

[grassfarmer]

Bucket thats a false assessment surely?
Of course they were marketing grain for most of the 70 years. That changed when the organisation was neutered by this Government. The entity that was left over after 2011 maybe needed a new owner because Ritz was its new owner, no longer the farmers. Of course it didn't really need a new owner, this is just part of the longterm plan of handing advantage and assets over to corporations. Same as UPOV '91. Can't wait to give it all away to their corporate backers.

[TOM4CWB]

Grassfarmer,

Why would you assume the CWB was working for my grain farm... when it was clearly and actively working to reck my grain farms marketing opportunities... to prove the CWB flawed religion 'single desk' fallacy that never could work?

You still do not get it???

[bucket]

Grass

Maybe it's a false assessment but they were not neutered they got rid of the dead weight and what they did wrong was they should of started from the top down.

They had agreements in place for moving cwb contracts other handlers and as they built their infrastructure it's seems some of that would discontinue.

I will agree that the transition from what the cwb was to what it is was very poorly handled.


Farmers have now lost one of the best opportunities to have what was in their best interests built and operated for farmers.

Parsley is right we let ourselves down. But ritz used the divide and conquer by shitcanning a farmer initiative thru fna.

Most realized then it would be a big player taking over.

Because for some reason 50000 millionaires in western canada can't be taken seriously by a failed ostrich farmer.?

[wilagro]

vvalk: What difference does it make if I farm or not?...I know a scam when I see it...and this is a scam that should be exposed.

[TOM4CWB]

Willy,

You are 'smarter' than all of us who walk the walk each day... seeding our crops each May...

Willy you sure can talk the talk...please allow us the credit to say... our own grain needs to go this way!

[wilagro]

Tom, I was seeding crops when you were still wetting your diapers. Don't BS me.

[TOM4CWB]

Willy,

Our farm started here in 1881; where were you then? We used to haul oats to the Ft. Edmonton Mounties... and grain, hay and straw down Jasper Ave and across to the University farm!

Good to find you are very capable of marketing all your grain... since obviously your experience far exceeds the wisdom of many others here!