Tories sinking to new depths on barley - Bruce Johnstone

[ridgie]

"What amazes me is how those who are critical of the CWB are more than willing to let Chuck Strahl use any method to get what they want. What ever happened to respect for democratic principles and fair debate and fair decisions? Ask yourself, would you tolerate this kind of undemocratic behaviour in your local municipal
government? Strahl would not be able to live in his community if he tried the same BS with local issues. So why do we tolerate it at the federal level?"

You should remember whern you point your finger at the feds.......There are three pointing right back at you...
There has been nothing more UNDEMOCRATIC than the CWB and its antics since its inception!!

[chuckChuck]

Since you are all such opponents of the CWB and Marketing Boards how do you explain the Conservatives support for supply management marketing boards? It would be pretty easy to find a National Post column slaming supply management marketing boards. Are they not an infringement on the individual rights of farmers? Why do we have a double standard on marketing boards in this country? Why do you guys vote for a Government that support dairy and poultry boards and then cry that the CWB takes away my freedom when it comes to the Wheat Board? Please explain.

[Fransisco]

Well chuckChuck why don’t you think about it this way.

Since you are all such opponents of a voluntary board and free markets how do you explain the Liberal and NDP support for free markets in canola, hogs and other commodities? It is pretty easy to find articles singing the praises of supply management and the CWB and slamming (by the way it is ‘slamming’ not ‘slaming’) free markets in general. If markets don’t work, if all they do is leave poverty, chaos and misery in their wake are they not a menace to society? If marketing boards are such a good thing and work so well why the double standard? We should have marketing boards for all commodities and every product. Why do you guys vote for a government that on the one hand supports marketing boards while at the same time allows the free market to spread such misery and destruction in all of these other areas? Please explain.