Some farmer funded Commissions living large
(January 25, 2016) After Harper and Ritz killed the Wheat Board their ideological cousins in Alberta and Saskatchewan set up new farmer-funded Commissions to look after farmers’ interests. Three years ago Alberta created the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) while Saskatchewan’s Wheat Development Commission (SWDC) has been up and running for a bit more than two years as has the Saskatchewan...
Read MoreAlberta experience demonstrates need for De-Harperfication
Broken bond of trust between rural Alberta and government not healed by NDP election (December 1, 2015) Readers from outside Alberta may be amazed at the tempest being generated over the Alberta NDP government’s move to protect Alberta’s farmers and ranchers from ambulance-chasing lawyers and private disability insurance providers. What could there possibly be to dislike about...
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