marketing: May 2011 Archives
A Conservative majority caught me a little by surprise, I'll admit. I believed Jack Layton would gain seats, but not the number his party managed to capture. While I don't consider myself a Dipper by a long shot, I will forever be thankful to Mr. Layton for his booting of the Bloc from parliament, but that's another matter.
No matter who you voted for, we now know that we have four years of a Conservative government ahead of us. In all the post-election coverage, I've found an interesting thread. On one hand, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced to the public that he was keen on earning the public's trust, and that sweeping changes were not in the wings. On the other, this story on CTV.ca about the CWB monopoly certainly qualifies as "sweeping changes" in my books.
Good or bad, right or wrong, changes are coming. I know how the board supporters feel. I know how happy those opposed to the monopoly are. But, and maybe I'm wrong, I believe there is a huge swath of farmers out there who land somewhere between these two extremes. Those are the farmers whose thoughts I'd like to hear. How do you think losing the monopoly will change things? Good, bad, indifferent? Do you think it should be put to a vote?
No matter who you voted for, we now know that we have four years of a Conservative government ahead of us. In all the post-election coverage, I've found an interesting thread. On one hand, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced to the public that he was keen on earning the public's trust, and that sweeping changes were not in the wings. On the other, this story on CTV.ca about the CWB monopoly certainly qualifies as "sweeping changes" in my books.
Good or bad, right or wrong, changes are coming. I know how the board supporters feel. I know how happy those opposed to the monopoly are. But, and maybe I'm wrong, I believe there is a huge swath of farmers out there who land somewhere between these two extremes. Those are the farmers whose thoughts I'd like to hear. How do you think losing the monopoly will change things? Good, bad, indifferent? Do you think it should be put to a vote?
Profile
Grainews editor Lyndsey Smith answers readers' questions, asks her own and, now and then, discusses what's new and interesting in western Canadian production agriculture.
