2008 CWB Election Results

[parsley]

Dear CWB Director Candidates,

Good luck to each and every candidate who let his name stand for a CWB directorship. It's a heavy commitment. It often seems thankless. It's frustrating. It's time-consuming. You have met the challenge head-on, and the job will be very challenging. Few can possibly know all the ins and outs of the pooling accounts and the contingency fund and the interest payments and so on, and it will be a learn as you go job, even for those who walk the path all over again, but you are able to look at it from a farmer's eyes, and that, in itself, has worthy weight.

Farmers are looking forward to hearing the ballot count, as you also will be. To both those who receive enough votes, and to those who do not, thank you very much for your effort.
Parsley

[parsley]

Jeff Nielsen won his District #2 seat.

The rest were won by single desk directors.

Congratulations to all of them.
Parsley

[parsley]

I'm going out to dinner but will be home later for those who said they wanted to call.

Wine. Maybe it will help wash down the election results.

I shoulda known it just isn't my week.
Parsley

[silverback]

Unbelievable.

No really. Unbelievable.

Tell me again who gets to vote in these things?

[parsley]

I posted a few figures onmy blog. Am trying to paint on a smile for dinner. lol Having trubble. lol Pars

[agstar77]

Congratulations to all those who ran . It is a thankless job , a no win from either side . You can never do enough to satisfy everyone. May I suggest pie for dessert Pars.

[cottonpicken]

This thread is going to get ugly.

[Jay-mo]

Maybe I need to get out more, but seriously, I dont know anyone that votes for Bill Toews!!
Congratulations nonetheless, his bevy of CWB logo laden signs paid off I suppose.

[vvalk]

there is no precedent for this, one farmer one vote. The only other monopoly type system left, is the Quebec version. Even they have to vote every 5 yrs and need 2/3 of the vote of 50% of the production to keep the monopoly. The ontario soy and corn groups are trying to combine their groups and are in the midst of counting there election results. They too need to have a certian % of 50% of the production. If we went to this type of system we wouldn't even need to bother with a vote. This past week I learned a facinating stat. 13% of farmers produce 67% of the production. Think about it. How many supporters of the single desk are in those 13%?

[vvalk]

Sorry I made a mistake. Its 13% porduce's 64%. Not that it makes much difference but I should be accurate.