Showing posts with label Canadian-ness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canadian-ness. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Farmers without a Country

Further to what I posted earlier: If cows can have SARS, then it is also possible for farmers to be without a country. Yes, apparently some farmers are less Canadian than others. I know it is old news, but the quote bears repeating:
To strip the Canadian Wheat Board of its monopoly powers and let farmers market their own grain "is as wrong as it is un-Canadian," the board's president says.

And if the quote bears repeating, I believe my own admonishment bears repeating; Agriculture is a business, not a political plaything. The Wheat Board monopoly makes it political and for that reason, we need marketing choice. A vote for choice is a vote that gives you the privilege not to have to hear speeches like this one.