GrainACTION.ca

[bucket]

Anyone know anything about this.

Jim Thompson - is he an ex-cwb employee with a 613 area code?

All questions, it seems new and I am not passing judgement just yet!

Found it on grainline.com looking up prices in North Dakota. That's interesting.

[AdamSmith]

On the Home page

GrainAction.ca is a campaign to protect Canada's grain producers (IE THE CWB)and sustain the Canadian grain economy ie. (THE CWB).

Unilateral policies to wrest farmer control of the Canadian Wheat Board and shift power from producers to grain companies with changes to the Canadian Grain Commission go against the grain of producer interests.

(FOR THE THREE THOUSANTH TIME THE MONOPOLY EXISTS BECAUSE THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ALLOWS IT TO VIA THE CWB ACT, FARMERS NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL CONTROL THE CWB, ONLY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CAN BY THE EXISTENCE OF FINES AND PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE WHO DARE CONDUCT WHEAT AND BARLEY BUSINESS ON THEIR OWN ACCORD.)

(AS FAR AS UNILATERAL POLICIES, THATS WHAT POLITICAL POLICIES ARE, NITWIT. HERE'S A HISTORY LESSON WHEN GOODALE CHANGED THE CWB ACT IN 1998 THAT WAS A UNILATERL POLICY THAT COMPETLEY IGNORED OPPOSITION TO THE POLICY AND WAS RAMMED THROUGH PARLIAMENT AT THE TIME. GOODALES POLICY TOTALLY IGNORED THE WESTERN GRAIN MARKETING PANELS RECCOMENDATIONS, AND RAMMED THROUGH ONLY THOSE POLICIES IN WHICH THE CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD AND THEIR STAUNCHEST SUPPORTERS APPROVED OF)



About US

About GrainACTION.ca
GrainACTION.ca is a campaign supported by those who believe that Canadian grain farmers (NOT AS INDIVIDUALS THOUGH, ONLY AS A MINDLESS GROUP THAT SHOULD BE GIVE FREE REIGN TO IGNORE AND TRAMPLE OPPOSING VIWPOINTS) should control their own destiny and that it is in the public interest to ensure a fair balance of power between producers and grain companies. (PRIVATE OWNERSHIP AND PROPERTY RIGHTS ACCOMPLISH THIS BETTER THAN ANY SOCIALIST HAIRBRAINED GOVERNMENT POLICY)

The Canadian Wheat Board is a farmer organization, not a government body.(NOT NICE TO MISLEAD THE PUBLIC) We advocate farmers’ right to control the destiny of the Wheat Board.(FINE, BUT NOT THE MONOPOLY, THAT'S 100% UP TO PARLIAMENT) We also advocate for changes to the Canadian Grain Commission that put the interests of producers first. (BECAUSE WE HATE PRIVATE GRAIN COMPANIES)


well bucket, prepared to pass judgement now?

[bucket]

uuuuh, let's see. "knot plus knot equals double knot" Jethro Bodine of the beverly hillbillies.

Wayne Easter and stewie Wells must be involved = two zeroes

Another left wing commie thing I thinks. Save our cwb and friends of the cwb rolled into a new name!

I am pretty sure Thompson was involved with the cwb.

But why are they advertising on a american grain price website???

[dalek]

Not sure if he worked for the CWB or where he works now but Jim Thompson seems to be doing this on behalf of Agriculture Union - PSAC (yes Public Service Alliance of Canada)

The Agriculture Union – PSAC represents 9500 people who work at Agriculture Canada, the Canadian Grain Commission, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and other workplaces.

[dalek]

If he doesn't work for PSAC he works hand in hand with them judging from press releases like...


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February 12, 2008
New Grain Commission chief tells Parliament where to go


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2008


New Grain Commission chief tells Parliament where to go



Ottawa – Former Reform MP Elwin Hermanson who was appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission only weeks ago is advocating in favour of a controversial bill that has never been endorsed by Parliament.



Hermanson authored a strongly worded opinion article in favour of amendments to the Canada Grain Act in Bill C-39 which was published in the February 7th edition of The Western Producer. Mr. Hermanson declares in his opinion article: “As chief commissioner of the CGC, I strongly support this legislation… .”



The bill would gut or kill several services and regulatory oversight activities of the Canadian Grain Commission, leaving producers newly disadvantaged in their dealings with grain companies and undermining the quality and food safety assurance programs Canada’s international reputation for excellence are built upon.



C-39 has not cleared second reading debate in the Commons and many MPs report having serious reservations about it.



“Normally, senior public servants implement legislation or policy rather than telling Parliament what the law should be,” said Bob Kingston, Executive Vice-President of the Agriculture Union – PSAC, which represents most people who work at the Commission.



Kingston added: “Mr. Hermanson has set a new low for double standards given that the Commission recently threatened employees with disciplinary action if they criticize the government over the bill he is promoting.”



On December 21st, the Canadian Grain Commission issued a memo to employees forbidding them to publicly criticize Bill C-39, the government’s proposal to cripple the Commission. The memo from Diane Shapiro, Director of Human Resources threatens Canadian Grain Commission employees with possible disciplinary action if they criticize the government.



Mr. Hermanson’s 5 year patronage appointment to head the Canadian Grain Commission is effective January 21st. Hermanson was a Reform Party MP from 1993 to 1997 and leader of the conservative Saskatchewan Party from 1998 to 2004. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has close political ties to Mr. Hermanson, serving as his campaign manager during the 1993 election and constituency assistant thereafter.



“It seems clear Mr. Hermanson has his own agenda and it may well be different than Parliament’s,” Kingston said.



The Agriculture Union – PSAC represents 9500 people who work at Agriculture Canada, the Canadian Grain Commission, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and other workplaces.

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For information: Jim Thompson 613-447-9592

Bob Kingston, Executive VP, Agriculture Union 613-882-2607

Patty Ducharme, National Executive VP PSAC 613-560-4310

[TOM4CWB]

FYI

Jim Thompson worked in the CWB licensing/sales dept. for many many MANY years.

He swore out many Federal Court Documents... at times being VERY 'inventive' and 'liberal' in his recollections of past events and his conversations and instructions to me.

It would be hard to find a more dedicated supporter of the 'Single Desk' ... Adrian does not hold a candle to Jim!

[wilagro]

What was that URL?

GrainAction.ca

I'll try it.