Preserve the CWB library and archives

by on Mar 18, 2013 in News Release

(Regina, March 18, 2013) The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance (CWBA) has called on Library and Archives Canada to use its legal authority to catalogue and archive the library holdings, documents, and other artifacts of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) contained in its downtown Winnipeg office building and its offices in Tokyo, Japan, Beijing, China, Vancouver, and Regina. Bill Gehl, a Regina area...

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Budget takes quality control of our daily bread back to 1900

by on Oct 22, 2012 in News Release

(Regina, October 22, 2012) Changes to the Canada Grain Act introduced in last week’s omnibus budget legislation repeat the same mistake that gave us e-coli contaminated beef charged Bill Gehl, a durum and wheat farmer near Regina and the chairperson of the western farm group The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance. “The suggested changes to the Canada Grain Act take quality control of our daily...

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Harper Transfers Wealth and Influence Away from Farmers

by on Aug 1, 2012 in News Release

“Harper and Ritz have effectively erected barriers manned by the private trade between western farmers and our former customers”

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Friends of the CWB appeal to Supreme Court is bigger than farm policy

by on Jul 26, 2012 in News Release

“This case is bigger than farm policy and has important implications for all Canadians because it raises fundamental questions about whether government is above the law.”

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Former CWB Directors Seek Leave To Appear Before Supreme Court Of Canada

by on Jul 26, 2012 in News Release

"We believe that this case raises issues that are important to all Canadians and is worthy of careful consideration by the Supreme Court of Canada", said Allen Oberg, farmer and former Chair of the CWB.

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August 1, 2012 Marks a Year of Infamy in Agricultural Policy With the Destruction of the CWB Single Desk

by on Jul 25, 2012 in News Release

“Since the Harper government took office with a majority government in May of 2011, we have seen unprecedented attacks on farmers and democratic process with the destruction of the CWB as the goal,” said Terry Boehm, NFU President.

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