Time for the CWB to defend it's democratic principles

[craig]

The standard chant in the debate is that farmers should decide. A landlord is not a farmer yet is continully grouped as a farmer when they tally the votes. At the same time those farmers outside the board do not get a vote. Does one have more of a vested interest in the outcome than the other. You could claim American's who do business in Canada have a vested interest in the outcome of a federal election but we don't allow them to vote in our election.

[gregpet]

I am not considered a farmers by the
CWB since i have not had a permit
book since 2007.

[newguy]

Only the ones that are forced to sign a contract should be the ones allowed to vote. It may result in a few real farmers not being able to vote but would make it so an awfull lot of non farmers do not get to vote.

[bucket]

As a new entity, the cwb will be able to deal in any crop. So maybe the vote should have included all farmers, not just those with a cwb number.

Maybe that is why the government used their mandate instead of the cwb select voters list.

[mbratrud]

Kind of reminds me of John Baird. He's turned on Yell all the time. Interesting dynamics over there. Do you think Germany will get their way with a political Union?