A federal court judge has ruled that agriculture minister Gerry Ritz did not follow proper rules in not consulting with the board or holding a farmer plebiscite, when he introduced a bill that would do away with the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly.
The federal Conservatives have said they would appeal the ruling.
The chair of the wheat board has issued a news release calling on Ottawa to respect the court decision.
“We call on minister Ritz to comply with the spirit of this ruling and immediately cease actions that would strip away prairie farmers’ single-desk marketing system without first allowing a vote by affected producers,” Allen Oberg said in the release.
