vote splitting and possible turncoats

[Ron]

with 4 or more candidates in some districts how do you decide who to vote for?
Make some phone calls, look at the past history of the person.
Get him drunk and listen to him rant (this would be my favorite).
Dont vote for a turncoat choice candidate who will sell out his beliefs when elected (if he wasnt just lying to get your vote). A couple names come to mind.

Think before you vote and DONT SPLIT THE CHOICE VOTE.

SCREW THE CWB

[agstar77]

You are right Ron , trust no one! One of your free market candidates might just have a twinge of conscience after they are elected.

[LWeber]

Speaking of "twinge of conscience" - whatever happened to Ritter after the left side ganged up on him.

[Ron]

If a person runs and is elected on a specific platform and later switches sides he should then resign and run under his new platform. He was elected to represent his voters not to change his mind and decide he knows what they really need. This applies to both sides.
SCREW THE CWB

[TOM4CWB]

LWeber...

Ritter followed the money. Flaman followed the money. For themselves and their Liberano buddies.

How growers can take the two faced actions of these folks... and reelect them defies explanation.

Ron... your thoughts are rational... folks who vote in CWB elections are obviously NOT RATIONAL. WAKE UP!

Goodales revenge. This has NOTHING to do with maximising the grain growers returns... that is not who the CWB is interested in serving. The Agents hold the interests of the CWB... that has been the historical record of CWB activity. Exactly the opposite of the doublespeak words they poured forth!

[agstar77]

So anytime a politician goes back on his word, they should resign? They would all resign.

[mustardman]

Ron
so if the politicians have to resign after changing their mind ,
then the entire Sask conservatve candidates plus harper would have to resign after the equalization promise was broken

[broker]

everything we do in this messed up world revolves around the almighty dollar! It is amazing, however, that conscience and morals can be bought for a mere $75-100,000 a year!

[LWeber]

Speaking of "twinge of conscience" - whatever happened to Ritter after the left side ganged up on him.

Not 8 years ago... 4 months ago...

Ritter left as Chair with no fanfare and no thanks from an institution that he protected for 8 years - what did he disagree with that made him fall out of favour with the gang of seven?

Is conscience only relevant if you agree with the majority?

Great minds think alike - weak ones never differ.

[stubblejumper]

Lwebber I get he can make money stealing from farmers if there is no CWB so of the rest I don't get

[Choice2U]

Agstar & Mustardman - I'm glad you finally have admitted that the directors of the CWB are politicians. Hard core supporters have always pretended that the CWB issue should be settled by farmers only. This now exposes the political benefit of fighting to keep 17,000 names of retired, BC bound, landlords or hobby farmers on the voter's list that don't know and don't want to learn anything about marketing their own grain.

[agstar77]

And you ,obviously, have marketing and selling confused, so don't pat yourself on the back.

[LWeber]

stubble:

Try again with one thought in a sentence.

[charliep]

agstar77

Just curious about your definition of marketing and selling.

Marketing to me is taking an active role in decision making including pricing, delivery timing, logistics and understanding customer needs/how your product (in this case grain) benefits them.

Selling is finding a local elevator and simply delivering for whatever the price of the day is.

[charliep]

Also note the comment about grain companies.

Know grain companies do very well on CWB grains - guaranteed elevation (inland and port), paid cost of carry (storage and interest) and no risk management costs/needs on price (CWB/farmers carry this risk).

Perhaps what farmers need to be aware of is the cost of the CWB itself starting with its producer pricing options.