According to senator Bob Peterson’s letter in the July 21 edition ofThe Western Producer,our agriculture minister now thinks that he has all the power he needs to go ahead and keep his promise made to his supporter friends and ignore the Canadian Wheat Board supporters, no matter how big a majority the CWB vote may […] Read more
Stories by Lester Jorgenson
Weather patterns
I listened with interest to Cross Country Check-up on CBC Radio May 15, regarding the flooding problems in the Manitoba plains, which are said to be the worst in three centuries. Some callers mentioned climate change as a contributing cause, but there was one thing about climate change that I didn’t hear mentioned. That one […] Read more
Food vs spirits
… For many years, Les Benjamin was our NDP MP in Ottawa, representing Regina. He had a particular concern for farmers’ interests in the land locked province, but he was also concerned that all Canadians should be treated fairly. One morning on CBC radio, I heard him say that while beer was priced the same […] Read more
