I see that (federal agriculture minister Gerry) Ritz has really stooped low in the gutter. He hints (WP op-ed Sept. 15) that farmers that support the Canadian Wheat Board are linked to communists.
It seems to me that it’s just a few years ago that people under communist rule did not get to vote. Now Mr. Ritz won’t let farmers have a say with a vote on wheat and barley.
So, Mr. Ritz, are you for democratic rights for the common person or not?
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Most papers state on their preamble on the editorial page: “open letters not accepted.” This letter that Mr. Ritz wrote was sent word for word to many newspapers. Does this mean that an MLA or MP has more pull than the citizens of Saskatchewan or even Canada?
Mr. Ritz is making statements that are not true and should come into question, or not even put into print….
The governments of the day put out hundreds of news releases every week and they get into print. Why should we who pay for a paper have to see letters to the editor as well?
I would say most of the letters to the editor and commentaries sent out from government are written by staff. They should not be printed.
Mr. Ritz has also made statements that Australian farmers are better off now that they don’t have a wheat board. My wife and I were in Australia and toured and talked to farmers and we have kept in touch over the years and they tell us they are in worse shape with the Australian Wheat Board no longer in existence.
The open market gives more profit to the multinational grain companies. Remember, once that grain is in their pit you don’t know what price they get when they sell it to the end user.
David Bailey,Saskatoon, Sask.
