Buckdog

Now that the Conservative government has demonstrated that they are going to neuter the Canadian Wheat Board WITHOUT the consent of farmers, the Board is fighting back.

If the Harper plan is not challenged, the Canadian Wheat Board could become a thing of the past, regardless of how the majority of Canada's farmers feel about it. The Wheat Board is the world's largest marketer of wheat and barley, and it is the most prestigious marketing board in the world. It's been under constant attack by American grain companies.

Conservative policy papers have made it clear that they will dismantle and destroy this venerable Canadian institution. If the Harper government gets it's way, Canada's grain industry would be controlled by Cargill and other American companies. It is the Canadian Wheat Board that has been instrumental in blocking Monsanto from introducing genetically modified varieties of grain in Canada, but once the board is off the scene this is another feature of private enterprise to which Canadians will be subjected.

The Tory agenda is purely ideological. It is NOT logical!

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