CWB Schemes with Government

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In this letter, CWB's Henry Monk writes the Government.

Because Canada has a constitution, they can't Canadian's expropriate property(wheat), but they can regulate trade and commerce. Licensing.

The glitch for them is farmer held grain is not considered trade and commerce. If the farmer doesn't use the railroadelevators/mills, you are not trade and commerce.(In those days, the railroads were pretty much the only export transportation.)

So eric, (you are new on the site,) trucking his own grain over the border is not in trade and commerce according to the constitution.

eric is in AGRICULTURE,and he is one of the escapees from the system they fret about.

These schemers were smart enough to know they couldn't slap Ontario into the "scheme", they's lose the election!

The bastards should have all been tied up and beaten with the same stick.

Pasley

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Attention Mr. Mundell;
Deputy Minister of Justice,
OTTAWA, Canada

Dear Sir,

Re: Revision of the Canadian Wheat Board Act

In accordance with our recent conversation, we have caused the Canadian Wheat board to critically consider the scheme for the control and marketing of grain as set out in the revision of the Canadian Wheat Board Act prepared in consultation with your Department in January this year.


We understand that the control which is contemplated will be based upon the Dominion's powers with relation to interprovincial and international trade, control of the railways and transportaion, and control of works declared to be for the general benefit of Canada.

It has been brought to our attention that such a scheme would not result in controlling transactions in grain which did not involve the use of railroads or commercial grain handling facilities and are wholly within province and are for local needs.

Our Board feels that a scheme such as is proposed would be fairly effective in controlling wheat although some wheat would be marketed through transactions which were beond the power of the Dominion to control.

The Board has not yet received any indication of the future policy of the Government in relation to other grains or, indeed, if it is desired to control other grains in the future.

The Board feels that the scheme which is proposed would be considerably less effective in controlling these grains than in controlling wheat as there is a far greater local demand for feed grains, and no doubt, a substantial proportion of the crop would be marketed in this manner.

We do feel, however, that even if the controls which are proposed are not entirely effective, they would have sufficient effect to provide a real de facto control.

We have also considered the effect of the proposed control measures on the Board's operations in Ontario.

Transactions in Ontario, in grain which is grown in that province, are usually wholly completed in the province and, in a large measure, relate only to local needs.

The Board has never attempted to maintain an effective control of the deliveries of Ontario wheat and it is felt that, in view of the foregoing remarks, this could not in fact, be established in Ontario under the proposed scheme.

However, the proposed Act would authorize control of export and control of interprovincial shipments and it would appear that these powers would be sufficient to enable the Board to maintain it's presnent operations, which are not extensive, in the said province,

In conclusion, I might say that we do not yet know the full details of the Government's future policy with relation to grain but if it is proposed to maintain the present powers and operations of this Board, the Board would consider the proposed legal powers substancially adequate with the exceptions which are noted above.
As I have indicated above, the Board has some real doubts as to the effective extent of the proposed controls, particularly with regard to grains other than wheat.


Yours truly,
Henry Monk
Solicitor

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Any Comments?

[winwin]

Its all about helping the farner.How can they help us if they dont have complete control?

[cropduster]

Winwin........are you for REAL???Wish I had access to those drugs!!