'Spirit of democracy' CWB

[TOM4CWB]

I am surprised they did NOT mention the word 'Monopoly'!

"Spirit of democracy applies to farmers in grain marketing: CWB chair

May 3, 2011

Winnipeg - Allen Oberg, chair of the CWB's farmer-controlled board of directors, today issued the following statement about the results of yesterday's federal election:

"We congratulate Prime Minister Stephen Harper and look forward to working constructively with the federal government in the best interests of the farmers of Western Canada.

"The same important democratic principles that determined yesterday's federal election also apply to farmers' decisions on grain marketing. Prairie producers have been clear that they should determine the future of the CWB as their marketing organization. Through a sound democratic election process, they have chosen their representatives on the CWB's board of directors since 1998.

"Farmers have the right to continue to make the decisions themselves about the role and structure of their marketing approach. The path forward must be forged in clear accordance with their wishes.

"This issue is crucial to farmers' livelihoods, to the economic stability and competitive viability of Canadian wheat and barley exports, and to the spirit of democracy."

Allen Oberg is a grain and cattle farmer from Forestburg, Alberta, who was elected by his fellow producers to the CWB's governing board of directors. The board of directors is comprised of 10 farmer-elected directors from across Western Canada, and five federal government appointees. The board sets the CWB's policy and direction, with the overriding goal of maximizing farmer returns from the sale of their wheat and barley.

Controlled by western Canadian farmers, the CWB is the largest wheat and barley marketer in the world. One of Canada's biggest exporters, the Winnipeg-based organization sells grain to more than 70 countries and returns all revenue, less marketing costs, to farmers."

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[bucket]

And now he starts kissing ass. Take the defeat and your sickening director's salary and go back to the farm allen. Go **** nettie for awhile.

[tipsy]

It's amazing how the 8 staunch single desk cwb directors wish to use democracy. I would like anyone of the 8, or any board supporter for that matter, explain to me where the barley grower democracy is.

[haveapulse]

Democracy is one man one vote. Corporate democracy is one share, one vote. The CWB board never got this, never defined a voters list that reflected a list of production farmers.

If Oberg is so engaged in the democratic process as true reflection of the farmers will, he would have supported a corporate model (votes basis tonnes) for ballots, and worked as a director to establish a process which reflected the will of the production majority. Now he may in his tenure have to run the corporation as a business model, which will prove a challenge to him and Stew! They may have to actually engage the corp in proving their value.


And, even if you believed in the one producer one vote theory the voters list was a questionable representation of farmers as a whole at any rate.

Reality is, despite Obergs claims of farmer representation, the CWB voters list never truly reflected democratic will of the production farmers engaged in the business of farming, and the directors never saw their mandate to address this shortcoming.

Pity.

[sumdumguy]

Definition of Democracy:

1.a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.

2.government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

[katoe]

bucket you are areal piece of work. A real asset.

[bucket]

Thank you.