The National Citizens Coalition Reform government, under the guise of the Conservative party, seems to have a vendetta against organizations set up by people to improve their lives, whether it be credit unions, co-ops, the Canadian Wheat Board, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., community pastures, car insurance, national health care or any organization that benefits people at […] Read more
Stories by Avery Sahl
Fair share
The National Citizens Coalition Reform government, under the guise of the Conservative party, says it will give farmers freedom. In my many years working with farmers and my own farm, I learned very quickly farmers wanted a good price for their grain, wanted to deliver it to an elevator and get paid, and have a […] Read more
Different Conservatives
Saskatchewan grows more grain than the other two prairie provinces combined and will be the big loser when the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly ends – not only its producers but grain revenue to this province. That should be recognized by premier Brad Wall, as he did with Canpotex. This is not the Progressive Conservative party […] Read more
Saving the board
It’s again time to call on premier (Brad) Wall to save the grain industry in Saskatchewan and the farmers’ marketing agency, the world respected Canadian Wheat Board, as he did when our other major resource, potash, was being stolen from us by foreign companies. It’s plain to see the 13 federal MPs have been told […] Read more
Canpotex and CWB
I hope everyone learned from (recent) events the importance of Canpotex. That goes for government and a lot of others. Canpotex is the marketing organization for the potash mines in Saskatchewan. They came to the same conclusion as did farmers years ago when they fought for the Canadian Wheat Board, the single marketing for wheat […] Read more
