Promoting domestic usage rather than always promoting exports

[TOM4CWB]

ClassyLiber;

I Disagree.

The point is... why should the 'establishment' (flour mills/food processors) have the right to stand behind an 'export license' system the CWB 'single desk' depends upon... to survive.

No competition to force innovation.

No leverage to expand capacity or produce better healthier quality.

No opportunity to challenge the 'status quo'.

The CWB system thrives on monoculture CWRS... any thing else (other wheats)virtually is an abomination to the purposes... and at cross purposes of the 'single desk'.

And then... less the CWRS... the better it is for the 'single desk'...
Cause then it is a license to price discount every other board wheat crop.

THEN On top... if the CWB managers... can convince 'designated area' growers the PRO should be 'low'(comparatively to competitive wheat products), then the CWB managers are rewarded with bonuses.

The CWB managers have millions... of court appointed... 'designated area' grower's money... to convince CWB voters... the lie is true.

THEN...

What CWB Agent... who is given access to this (low cost high quality)supply... would NOT think... this is a great system? Guaranteed access to the best high quality grain... at rock bottom prices.

"Satifaction guaranteed!"

My gut is churning Parsley!

[classicalliberal]

I definately agree. The only thing that I see as a role for government in agriculture is:

1. fighting to rid the world of subsidies and if that fails, match those subsidies (if we get an elected senate, it could happen because we would have a much larger say in MB, SK, AB).
2. Ensuring that they promote competition and free enterprise, limiting restrictions to entry into the grain business, or all business for that matter. Not allowing people like Viterra to buy out the rest of the grain industry, etc.

3. Enforcing contract law, property rights, etc, not taking any one side, producers, end user, grain company.


There might be more but I just can't think of anything. If the government thinks they can market things better than the free enterprise, I have a three letter word. "MTS." As soon as it was privatised and they had some competition, prices came down and service levels went up.