It is correct that 62 percent of eligible farmers, deemed by the Canadian Wheat Board, voted in favour of protecting the monopoly, a foregone conclusion.
When the math is done right, confirmed by Sidney Green, it is in fact only 34 percent of all farmers.
However, whatever percentage you want to use, the difference, be it 38 percent or 66 percent of farmers, currently have their freedom of choice taken away under the powers of the monopoly, by those who have voted in favour of retaining the powers of the CWB monopoly.
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It is also correct that 39.1 percent, or 24 percent of eligible Canadian voters, voted in the Conservative majority, which protects 100 percent of all Canadians their right to freedom of choice.
As Canadians, we all have the right to freedom of choice regardless of the government in power. The current Conservative government is the only party that is going to ensure that equal right to those farmers currently being denied their right to freedom of choice.
If the 62 percent own 62 percent of the tonnage now controlled by the CWB, what’s their problem? Get on with the new corporation, as they have the majority ownership of the tonnage. If, however, this is not the case, the CWB does not have the right to take away the others’ right to freedom of choice.
The CWB chooses not to disclose certain information under the so-called privacy act screen, but they know who owns what percentages of the tonnage of the wheat that they currently have control over, including the 38 percent that want the right to market their own wheat.
There certainly is no comparison of the same being equal.
Lorne Neyedly,Lockport, Man.
