Calgary-Mountain View MLA, Mark Hlady, Introduces Second Reading for
Wheat and Barley Test Open Market
(May 5, 2004 - WBGA) "I am
absolutely delighted that the amendment to the test open market act has
been introduced into second reading for debate", said Doug McBain,
President of the Western Barley Growers Association, from his home near
Cremona. "Now, more than ever, it is possible that the crop I
am planting could be the first to be harvested and sold on the open market
in three generations", declares McBain. "That will be
great day!"
The amendment to the Alberta Wheat and Barley Test Open Market will
force the Canadian government to deal with the unequal administration of
the Canadian Wheat Board Act by the CWB board of directors. The
underlying issue with the CWB is the denying of export licences to prairie
farmers while granting them to farmers in the rest of Canada.
This in one Act with two administration policies. "The lack of
a single licencing policy has to be addressed by the Federal
government", concludes McBain. |
