What explains the eerie silence of provincial farm organizations, provincial municipal associations and many producer car organizations as the Conservative government aggressively proceeds to kill the Canadian Wheat Board in Parliament?
Two things are driving this unbelievable silence.
First, these groups fear political reprisal from this government; they won’t even be allowed “in the room” with political power if they speak out.
Secondly, these groups fear commercial reprisals from the large grain and rail companies who will be running the show after the board is gone.
Who knew it would get this bad this quickly? Surely this is not what those of you who voted Conservative had in mind.
Wendy MansonOutlook, Sask.
