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"The minority Conservative government is showing blatant contempt toward farmers," [Ray Simard] said. "Earlier this month, the prime minister, whose disdain for the Canadian Wheat Board is legendary, slapped the wheat board with a gag order, preventing it from advocating for its single-desk selling.
"When he was president of the National Citizens Coalition, the prime minister said, and I quote, 'Gag laws are unconstitutional and unenforceable.' Is the prime minister not doing today what he found so distasteful not that long ago?""We put the wheat board under access to information in the Accountability Act," [Stephen Harper] added. "The unelected Liberal Senate took it out. That is a disgrace. The wheat board should be subject to access to information."See the full content of this document
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Vote On Wheat Board Urged
Parties call for farmers' input
By Paul SamynOTTAWA -- The Harper government faced increased pressure Wednesday to give farmers a vote on the fate of the ...See the full content of this document
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