CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD ALLIANCE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

“Debunking Marketing Freedom”

 February 6 and 7, 2015

EXECUTIVE ROYAL HOTEL, 4025 ALBERT STREET SOUTH, REGINA

TO BOOK A ROOM: CALL 1 (800) 853-1181

Room rate: $122.00 plus applicable taxes

 

Annual Meeting Agenda Highlights:

February 6

West Coast Shipping – post CWB single desk (Gerry Gault)

As President of the Grain Workers Union, Burnaby, BC, Gerry has first-hand knowledge of the challenges faced in exporting grain through the Port of Vancouver post CWB single desk.

It is about Selling, Not Marketing – Mitigating the challenges of selling your grain
(Ian McCreary, farmer and former elected member of the CWB)

It is fine to talk about the impact of the loss of the single desk, and to hear reports on the activities of the Alliance on behalf of members, but it is important to look at how to mitigate the situation.

Spin and the Loss of the CWB (Laura Larsen, PhD candidate, Department of History, University of Saskatchewan)

To understand the loss of the single-desk CWB it is important to see how false history was created to discredit the single-desk.  Laura’s presentation, based on her research in this area, will discuss the role of the “Great Grain Robbery” in the loss of the single-desk, how a false history was used to misinform farmers about the effectiveness of collective orderly marketing, and to give validity to anti-orderly marketing arguments.

Commodity Panel:

We have also invited representatives from Commodity commission / associations to participate in a panel discussion in order to gain an understanding of their direction. We expect representation from the Sask. Wheat and Flax Commissions as well as the Alberta Wheat Commission and the Manitoba Canola Growers Association.

Banquet Keynote:

Wedge Politics – What’s Next (Jim Harding retired professor of Justice Studies U. of Regina and also Environmental Studies U. of Waterloo)

Jim will provide insight into what we can expect as the country gears up for the 2015 federal election.

February 7

Political Panel:

Since there will be an election in 2015, we have invited the Liberals, NDP and the Greens to outline their respective party positions related to crop research, production and marketing.

Friends of the CWB Class Action Report (Kyle Korneychuk, member of the board of directors of the Friends of the CWB and former elected member of the board of directors Canadian Wheat Board)

The presentation will focus on why the class action and what is to be gained by pursuing the case.

 

THE CONFERENCE FEE: $100.00 INCLUDES ONE BANQUET TICKET

EXTRA BANQUET TICKET IS $40.00

DAY PASS $40.00