CWB Election Review Panel Report

[TOM4CWB]

MBFarmer1;

THere is a very good alternative:

The CWB issue export licenses the same way to "designated area" grain farmers as they do for everyone else in Canada.

Follow the law of Canada, and the CWB Act as it was done before 1990.

Simple.

Then the CWB can create whatever system they need... everyone is then respected!

Simple.

If a "designated area" grain farmer can sell for - MORE - than the CWB offers, great! Issue an export license.

If a "designated area" grain farmer cannot get more than the CWB is offering... SIMPLE... the farmer will sell to the CWB, and the CWB will not issue an export license.

DONE.

Just as it was done before 1990.

[charliep]

Just as a note, the objective of the panel was to listen to stakeholders, review other factors and put forward some ideas for discussion.

MBFarmer1 - I hear your concerns. If the CWB moves away from government guarantees and towards a contingency fund, how will this impact the structure/election process? It may mean the contingency fund has some sort of equity/share structure (thinking outside the box). Corporations have developed a voting structure based on ownership.

[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.