CWB Election Review Panel Report

[lakenheath]

Tom please explain, in context to CWB, how 3 voters can "take" the 4th voter's assets. Example please.

[lakenheath]

Also explain to me how coveting and greed came into context in this discussion.

[TOM4CWB]

Lakenheath;

I was not thinking about corporate structures, because by far the majority of "designated area" farms are in an intergenerational family structure.

Transfer from one generation to the next is continual.

Often the day to day operations are carried out by the younger generation, the older generation holds the financial equity.

Normally the older generation receives some crop share arrangement for income for day to day living expenses.

It is only respectful to honour this investment in our industry by distributing a reasonable vote to these folks.

This is in the giving spirit that the older generation themselves participate in;

By allowing the younger generation the opportunity to farm in the first place!

If you convince many farmers to take this right away, it will be in the context of the 3 people voting away the rights of the fourth...

which is both greedy and coveting... IMHO.

Does this help?

[cowman]

carebear: I would suggest to you that Stephen Harper is not Brian Mulrooney? No where near the same party?
Consider this "Conservative" party? It is not the Quebec dominated party of the Mulrooney Progressive Conservatives? Now without a doubt it is watered down from the old Reform/Alliance deal and I'm not sure how you see that...as good or bad?
Now Harper has to play the game? If he doesn't he is toast, that is just reality? But when you consider everything the man has stood for in his life you should realize he is not a crook? Either that or he is the best damned con man I've ever run into?
I truly believe this is Canadas last chance. If Martin gets back in, whether with a majority or with his lap dogs the NDP in a minority...the clock will be ticking? Maybe I am wrong...I seem to be wrong quite a bit lately? But I will tell you I run into a lot of people in the energy sector and the ag sector...and there are a lot of unhappy campers out there! They have pretty well had it with this social babble BS Liberal garbage and are ready to take a bold step. There are some heavy hitters waiting in the wings to get the ball rolling.

[ivbinconned]

Carebear..don't know if you have any kids but lets say you have three boys, aged 17, 13, 10. The 17 year old borrows your car, gets a speeding ticket and comes home late. When the 13 year old turns 17...do you punish him too. Do you hold him accountable for the sins of the older brother?

Wilagrow...are you listening??

[wilagro]

U'veBinConned: Yes, me listen real good. Not learn damned ting. Me go back to sleep now.

Bye.

[ivbinconned]

wilagrow beats all his kids!

[carebear300]

You guys are actually preaching to the converted will be voting PC, likely just because there is no other viable option but for me Harper is definately a leap of faith.

[ivbinconned]

hey Carebear...thats what its all about. We are putting faith in human beings, and the chances of them failing us are good when examined through the lens of history.

I promise you though, when and if Harper fails in ares that I find dear I will be the first to expose him as a traiter to his stated goals.

I believe as an individual he is as close to the common man as any candidate we have had in many years with the exception of Stockwell day. Neither come from a life of position and and influence and wealthy conections.

But just one caveat...as a westerner, our thoughts and ballots don't hold much sway!

[wd9]

T4 even a 50,000 acre farmer would be a .08% shareholder - based on 60 million acres production. Insignificant in terms of special treatment for voting in any corporation. Unless you farmed around 1 million acres then you would only still be at a 1.6 % shareholder level.

[wedino]

WD, Are you talking total cwb grain acres or total cultivated?

[TOM4CWB]

WD9;

It is the principal that is important.

We must get the imagination of the "designated area" grain producers back to a positive vision of working together... in a constructive process.

Far too long have we been divided... let ourselves be trapped by design.

We can do much MUCH better!