Accountability from my 'Marketing Department' head honcho

[Kodiak]

It would be interesting to compare the Board of Directors’ list of deliverables and the CEO scorecard to a similar list and scorecard that I might come up with. The CEO’s failures on my list could be brilliant accomplishments to the directors.

But regardless, the tactic of instant condemnation of each and every outside assessment of performance looks like desperation. And for the CEO to be coerced - or volunteer - to get into media arguments lacks professionalism. Companies first of all usually don’t engage in media battles. And secondly, if they have a need to make a public statement they have designated spokespeople for that, and 99% of the time it’s not the CEO - or members of the Board of Directors. We all know they’ve got plenty of people in the PR department.

LWeber - as far as the Minister and his advice; I’d be surprised if he asks for any, and if he does, I’d be surprised if he listens. The evidence that he isn’t getting any or listening is in how the CWB issue is being handled by Ottawa. In a word - ineptly.

[TOM4CWB]

BOYS BOYS BOYS...

If the majority of the B.O.D. of the CWB required you to do what White has done... HOW COULD YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE?

uNTIL the BOD are fixed... noone can do anything to even start the process... let alone overhaul the CWB.

If the 'majority' rules... White can do nothing more than he has done... defend the majority position on the CWB BOD.

What do you expect him to do... shoot himself in the foot... and get instantly fired?

As far as I can tell.... White has given the CWB BOD their own way... the 'single desk' majority have obtained the results they set out to achieve... almost perfectly.

WHY not give these guys enough rope to hang themselves?

[bucket]

By the time they hang themselves the entire western canadian grain industry would be screwed.

[LWeber]

Kodiak:

So the Liberals pander to their constituents and the Conservatives pander to no one...

I was told that Ritz gave White's name to the CWB and for months they debated Ward W. and what tradeoff occurred for White - the rest of us will never know.

Great system.

[charliep]

Will note that the board of director election is occurring (ballot deadline Friday). The B of D provides the strategic direction that will influence the direction and tone of communications from the CWB operations side. It is important for farmers in districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 to vote.

Also note the stretch of having the Chief Executive officer sitting on the B of D and having the deciding vote/influence. Perhaps this should be one of the first changes - CEO does not sit on the B of D and keeping their focus solely on the operations side.

[Burbert]

Ritz, Ritz, Ritz, likely he is the fellow who hired Mr. WHITE. Ritz really knows ag and is a true genius, that's why he is the Ag minister. His performance to date, proves he is probably one of the greatest Ag ministers, Kanada has ever had. Hardnosed, joker, that survived the cabinet cuts. Ritz will probably be Prime Minister one day, cause doin the right thing seems to come naturally for him.....

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket;

We have a very forgiving spirit... and are blessed with prosperity IN SPITE of CWB tactics!

"You can't keep good folks down!"

I believe Minister Ritz simply confirmed the request of the CWB BOD... and agreed with the selection of White for the position. AS IF Minister Ritz HAD ANY CHOICE.

"Conservatives are known for eating each others babies"... comes to mind here!

Beat up on Goodale for a while... he created this whole mess in the first place!

[Kodiak]

This is off topic, so while I agree with you Tom that Goodale created the mess, he is not in charge. Harper and Ritz are. I don't see them cleaning it up.

This government was elected to govern. Their election platform was marketing choice. They did not say marketing choice only if is easy. They brought the industry together in 2006 to help them move forward. The advice was 100% ignored.

They way they are bumbling and stumbling around its clear they have no plan to get it done. If they were serious, we'd see some real concrete action.

I'm afraid the farm vote is being taken for granted. In their mind, there is no upside to change. Reading between the lines, they have as much as told us that. The Liberals/NDP coaltion has them spooked.

Come to think of it, maybe Goodale is still in charge.......

[TOM4CWB]

Kodiak,

As long as we have a minority parliament... Goodale has the last laugh.

If grain growers don't elect a majority of 'choice' candidates for directors... WHY SHOULD MINISTER RITZ OR PM Harper risk their Conservative government on us?

NOW... phone some 'designated area' grain growing neighbours and get them to put their ballots in the mail box!

[cottonpicken]

Think before you type Tom.

If the government was defeated today by a non confidence vote over the wheat board the conservatives would be handed a majority government.

I bet 90% of canadians dont have a clue about the board.

They dont want it to change,it doesnt matter who you elect things will not change.