Make the CWB Act Federal/Provincial like all other ag.This would pass.

[charliep]

The provincial breakdown was for barley by the way. They did release the provincial information for wheat. 74 % of Alberta farmers indicated they wanted some form of open market for wheat. In the black and white question (no gray) of solely single desk versus open market, 53 % of Alberta farmers supported an open market versus 42 % solely CWB.

The demographic information about who participated in the 2008 survey was never released (maybe because had information the CWB didn't want people to see) but likely similar to that in 2007 (was released and available on the web in the producer survey interview schedule).

http://www.cwb.ca/public/en/farmers/surveys/producer/

[craig]

Anybody know the process of what happened when the B.C. area was removed from the CWB designated area. It would seem Alberta would have the support of the majority of farmers if it wanted to be removed from the designated area. It should be no different than Ontario producers voting to move to sell outside their marketing board.

[parsley]

In 1998, the Gov't made an Ammendment to the CWB Act, and removed Creston-Wyndell from the DA.

Previous to that, for years, the CWB treated CW as if it was removed from the DA. NO prohibitions. No jailing. No retributions.

Why couldn't Alberta simply say they want to be taken out of the DA because they refuse to do business with the Board. Don't want to associate woth the Board, and that Alberta's philosophical belief is in the free market and they do not believe in punishable socialism?

Pars

[silverback]

Because they are a bunch of pansies.