Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, for over 60 years the Canadian Wheat Board has provided an essential service to farmers throughout the Prairies. Today is indeed a sad day, as we see the government has made the decision to limit debate in an attempt to force the bill to the next level. We need

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act   as soon say to keep the Wheat Board and go from there.

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Keith Ryan is one. I met with Keith on Saturday, and I believe he might even be one of the individuals who is looking at some sort of a lawsuit in trying to deal with the Wheat Board. The reality is that when I was meeting with farmers in Winnipeg, they made it very clear to me

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act   on a participation rate of about 56%. In the case of wheat, as I understand it, 62% of those who responded said that they would like to keep the single desk Canadian Wheat Board as is. For those 62%, on the assumption that is correct, what would my colleague say to those 62%, assuming

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act   by the government's decision, should have the ability to have some input as to what the government is doing today? Would he support prairie farmers being able to have direct influence on what is happening with the Wheat Board?

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act   to this member, all they get from him is, “We disagree on ideology”, and that is about the end of the conversation. I found it interesting that he talked about his grandfather wanting to follow the rules, yet in his remarks the member goes on and talks about the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, when the government kills the Canadian Wheat Board single desk, it could also kill Canada's brand in global grain markets. Private companies will no doubt try to gather up the Wheat Board's $6 billion in annual sales to enhance shareholder value for their owners

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition signed by many western Canadian grain and barley farmers, the very farmers to whom the government is currently refusing to listen. They are concerned with the government's ideological plan to kill the Canadian Wheat Board without first

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I present a petition with regard to the Canadian Wheat Board. The livelihoods of western Canadian farmers are at risk should they lose the clout of the Canadian Wheat board to set the best price for their grain, negotiate fair treatment from the railways, lower

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak to Bill C-18. However, I am disheartened by the method the government is using to kill the Canadian Wheat Board and deny farmers their legitimate say in the process. This attack on a Canadian institution that was placed under

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  , obviously with speaking notes from the PMO, stood and talked about the fact that the Canadian Wheat Board was designed in 1943 and that there have been no changes since. Yes, there were. In 1997, the board was changed to include 10 farmer elected directors, time at a time

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act   it is heralding the opportunities that dismantling Wheat Board would give large Canadian and international grain companies which would now be sucking the profits out of farmers out west and keeping them for themselves and their shareholders. I wonder if the member for Malpeque would express

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act   believes its shares are going to go up. The U. S. wheat associates is very pleased with what is happening. This is going to be a gain-gain for the grain multinationals of the world. The Canadian Wheat Board has been the vehicle that has been willing to challenge the railways. It has

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, the idea that the voluntary wheat board could operate is nothing but government hypocrisy. The fact is the board is moving. The government, through this bill, would fire the farmer-elected directors, who were elected by the farm community, and it would either

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act   profits because they are going sell the wheat for more: they are going to make them because they will be taking the profits from the farmers. In fact, Viterra's shares spiked when Canadians found out that the Wheat Board would be gone shortly. Alliance Grain Traders is suddenly going