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	Canadian Wheat Board
		The Canadian Wheat Board was established in 1935 as an AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD charged with the orderly marketing of western grains.
		The CWB is the sole marketing agency for prairie WHEAT and BARLEY destined for export or for human consumption in Canada.
		The CWB was originally established as a voluntary marketing agency for prairie wheat, but the sale of wheat through the board became compulsory in 1943 and, in 1949, CWB powers were extended to include prairie oats and barley.
	www.canadianencyclopedia.ca /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001339 (451 words)

	ACTION ALERT: Defend the Canadian Wheat Board today
		This means that Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) president Adrian Measner could be fired as soon as today by the Harper government because of his defence of the Canadian Wheat Board and Canadian farmers.
		Canadian farmers have not reaped the benefits of free trade that were promised to them.
		As a member of the Council of Canadians, I believe that the Government of Canada should maintain the Canadian Wheat Board and supply-management mechanisms that support family farms, protecting them from the prejudiced impact of international trade agreements.
	www.canadians.org /action/2006/15-Dec-06.html (819 words)

	Discussion Paper on Canadian Wheat Board Governance
		The CWB commissioners are appointed by government and are accountable to government, not to western Canadian grain farmers.
		The CWB must develop an organizational structure that is innovative, responsive and that fosters a constantly renewed identification of farmers with the CWB and its activities.
		Boards can often become too involved in operations and implementation, and managers are often accused of taking over boards and putting in place policies that reflect their wishes rather than those of the shareholders or members.
	coop-studies.usask.ca /staff/murray/CWB.html (4945 words)

	Canadian Wheat Board - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Canadian Wheat Board (known at times as the Canada Wheat Board or by the acronym CWB) was established by the Parliament of Canada in 1935 as a producer marketing system for wheat and barley.
		Ten of the directors are elected by grain farmers in the western Canadian provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
		The attacks on the Wheat Board are one of the major irritants in bilateral relations between Canada and the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Wheat_Board (913 words)

	CBC News In Depth: Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The Canadian Wheat Board has a monopoly on the marketing of wheat and barley in Western Canada and is facing questions, both from within Canada and from abroad, about its relevance in an era of global trade.
		The CWB now has control of all wheat and barley grown in the West that is destined either for human consumption in Canada or for export.
		Canadian officials responded that the CWB passed an initial audit in 1993 and a dispute settlement panel of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/agriculture/cwb.html (1864 words)

	Canadian Wheat Board:The Facts - CKA
		The Canadian Wheat Board is not controlled by farmers because its directors, elected and appointed alike, serve at the discretion of the federal cabinet.
		If it were not so the directors of the Canadian Wheat Board would have it in their power to expose the taxpayers of Canada to liabilities of billions of dollars without responsibility nor accountability to the taxpayers.
		The present situation with Wheat Board governance is exactly the same as if every owner of a General Motors vehicle had one vote in the annual election of directors of General Motors Corp., and the owners of General Motors stock were expected to accept the results and all ensuing consequences.
	www.canadaka.net /modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=463345 (2023 words)

	Destroying the Canadian Wheat Board and Prairie Communities \| The Agonist
		If you're Canadian and you think ending the single desk authority of the Wheat Board is a bad idea, I'd like to ask you to call or write your MP, Chuck Strahl, Stephen Harper, or the leaders of the opposition parties.
		Canadian wheat is a premium wheat product because it has more gluten than American wheat which means it rises better for bread making purposes.
		I don't think that stasis around the Board is going to cut it, or should cut it - if one's in favour of the Board, seems to me that one should also be in favour of ensuring that the concerns that many farmers have with it are dealt with.
	agonist.org /ian_welsh/20061027/destroy_the_canadian_wheat_board_and_prairie_communities (3311 words)

	Save Organic Wheat!
		Following the release of a study funded by the Canadian Wheat Board, Monsanto Canada responds to the study's view that biotech wheat should not be introduced into Canada.
		A study released yesterday and commissioned by the Canadian Wheat Board, which is lobbying against an application for use of GM wheat, found that since Canada has allowed genetically manipulated canola, manipulated genes have turned up in ordinary canola fields, through pollen movement or seed contamination.
		Monsanto spokesperson Trish Jordan said her company does not want to have a dispute with the wheat board, but it needs to complete the food, feed and environmental approvals process to prove that its GM wheat is safe and good.
	www.saveorganicwheat.org /news/july03a.php (2705 words)

	PRINT Opposition to GE wheat growing, says Canadian Wheat Board
		The CWB, which has a monopoly on wheat and barley exports from Canada's main Prairie growing region, said buyers of 87 percent of its wheat in the 2002-03 marketing year required guarantees that the wheat was not genetically engineered.
		A Canadian government paper produced by its Department of Agriculture and Food, said last year that production of GE canola was adversely affecting the value of non-GE canola in some markets, and the EU was effectively closed to all Canadian GE canola.
		She also said scientific information on the Roundup-tolerant wheat - which some critics of the technology saw as important to formal objections to its sale - was being held in Wellington, with a single copy able to be viewed in Wellington for a $25 fee.
	www.newfarm.org /international/news/030104/0314/ge_wheat_print.shtml (581 words)

	Agriculture: Crops: Marketing: Canadian Wheat Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		In 1935 the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) was established as an exclusive crown agency to export wheat.
		Canadian grain producers who wish to sell through the Canadian Wheat Board are required to have a Delivery Permit Book and a Producer Identity Number.
		The price the wheat and barley is sold at depends on what is happening in the major wheat and barley importing and exporting countries of the world.
	interactive.usask.ca /ski/agriculture/crops/markets/cwb.html (501 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Canada Wheat Board - Internal Pressures on the Canadian Wheat Board
		The Canadian Wheat Board’s position is that while Canada does not have a monopoly over worldwide wheat exports, Western Canada’s wheat and barley are respected around the world for their superior quality.
		The Canadian Wheat Board’s position is that buy-back licenses are consistent with the philosophy of price pooling, whereby all farmers who deliver wheat during the crop year share in the profits.
		The Canadian Wheat Board’s position is that any financial losses that may have been experienced in specific cases are minor compared to the overall financial benefits to farmers of the system of price pooling and single desk selling.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /features/economy/cdn-wheat-board/internal-pressures-wheat-board.html (1218 words)

	Canadian Wheat Board faces possible end to its cartel
		As well, it could signal the eventual end of the Canadian Wheat Board after a century of controversy, leaving only one "single desk" system for marketing grain in Australia, and bolstering the dominance of a handful of European and US firms in the competing open market system.
		The Canadian Wheat Board was created in the early 1900s to help Canadian farmers pool their risk during two world wars and the collapse of grain prices at the onset of the Great Depression in 1929.
		Several farmers were also jailed for sidestepping the marketing board, driving trucks full of grain to the United States in "border run protests" to test the limits of the agency's strict rules.
	forums.canadiancontent.net /canadian-culture/60164-canadian-wheat-board-faces-possible-end-its-cartel.html (1592 words)

	Why workers everywhere should support the Canadian Wheat Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		For western Canadian grain farmers, this means defending the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) with its statutory authority as the “single-desk” seller of wheat, durum and barley to all export markets and for domestic human consumption.
		Despite the fact that the CWB is farmer-controlled, it is defined as an STE because it operates under the authority of an act of Parliament.
		Macklin is a former president of the National Farmers Union and a current elected director of the Canadian Wheat Board.
	www.nupge.ca /news_2006/n11my06a.htm (1059 words)

	Canadian Wheat Board - Careers
		The CWB is proud of its diverse workforce comprised of employees who are valued for their individual skills and attributes.
		The CWB is an integral part of agriculture on the Prairies and conducts business in over 70 countries around the world.
		This area administers CWB delivery contracts which enable farmers to commit grain for delivery, establishes delivery calls to bring grain into the handling system to meet sales and directs the logistical planning necessary to move grain to customers in Canada and at port.
	www.cwb.ca /en/about/careers/index.jsp (1065 words)

	The Dominion: The Canadian Wheat Board's Last Stand? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The Canadian Wheat Board was established on the initiative of farmers.
		In response to this situation, the pre-cursor to the CWB was established in 1917.
		The taskforce that wrote the report proposes to scrap the current board, which is composed of 15 members elected by farmers and five government representatives, and replace it with a board appointed entirely by the federal government.
	dominionpaper.ca /agriculture/2006/11/30/the_canadi.html (1248 words)

	NDP \| Prairie farmers have spoken: Wheat Board must be preserved, says NDP
		Interestingly enough, the largest margin of victory for CWB supporters came in the district over-lapping the riding of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture,” said Atamanenko.
		In the meantime, the Minister of Agriculture, Chuck Strahl is threatening to fire Mr.
		Adrian Measner, President and CEO of the CWB in spite of the fact that he has consistently received positive performance reviews by his Board of Directors.
	www.ndp.ca /page/4675 (416 words)

	OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
		The CWB enjoys exclusive access to the western Canadian wheat supplies, is able to pool wheat sales revenues, and makes initial payments to producers based on a portion of the price that the CWB anticipates it can obtain for the grain.
		The CWB has a competitive advantage due to its monopoly control over a guaranteed supply of wheat that Canadian farmers are required to sell to the Board, and monopoly control to export western Canadian wheat.
		This flexibility arises from the fact that, by law, all western Canadian farmers must sell their wheat to the CWB at an initial payment price equal to only a portion of full market value, and the farmers must wait until far beyond the end of the marketing year to receive full payment.
	www.namamillers.org /USTRannouncement.html (3105 words)

	American News \| 11/17/2006 \| Changes for Canadian Wheat Board? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The prospect of ending the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) may seem too good to be true for U.S. wheat growers who have long complained about monopolies north of the border.
		Defenders of the CWB say that, without the government monopoly, the price of grain would fluctuate day-to-day and farmers would have to negotiate their own price and often reap less of a profit.
		Somewhere in the middle of this debate are farmers who believe that pooling wheat and negotiating a common price might be a good idea for some farmers, but that they shouldn't be forced to sell their grain only to the CWB.
	www.aberdeennews.com /mld/farmforum/16035425.htm (695 words)

	Why go on and on about the Canadian Wheat Board?
		This is precisely the case with the Canadian Wheat Board.
		As a Canadian taxpayer it is in my best interest to see the Wheat Board maintained as it is. One of the main reasons is that we Canadians do not have to pay similar subsidies to our grain farmers that are paid out in the United States.
		The latest issue with the Wheat Board has been the decision to hold a plebiscite by barley producers to determine if they wanted the Wheat Board to continue to handle their product.
	www.ftlcomm.com:16080 /ensign/reality/edgingtowardawareness/weeklyRant/2007/march/march29/CWB_onNon.html (741 words)

	Pro-Canadian Wheat Board directors elected in four of five Prairie districts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The minister has accused Measner of fighting his efforts to allow farmers to opt out of the wheat board by not planning for the possible end of is marketing monopoly.
		Ten of the 15 wheat board directors are elected by producers, while the remaining five are appointed by the federal government.
		Canadian dollar is down 0.08 of a cent to 86.83 US at 11 a.m.
	www.topix.net /content/cp/1436452862077499250722978270501718764351 (1092 words)

	What do the Canadian Wheat Board and CSIS have in common?
		The Canadian Wheat Board is a legally-enforced monopsony that acts as the sole purchaser of Canadian grain.
		The Canadian government states that organizations that are responsible for “individual privacy, commercial confidentiality, national security or other confidences necessary for policy-making” are exempted from this act, as a general rule.
		If the Canadian Wheat Board were interested in sustaining their exemption from ATI requests, it would now be necessary for them to privatize, making them more susceptible to national and international monopoly laws.
	tango.gnn.tv /blogs/19501/What_do_the_Canadian_Wheat_Board_and_CSIS_have_in_common (1188 words)

	Fraser Institute - Time to pull the plug on the Canadian Wheat Board
		Dismantling the wheat board would then allow Western wheat growers to form their own association to pool their product and individual farmers would have a choice whether to join.
		Using the Wheat Board’s non-transparent pricing policy as their ammunition, American interest groups have used the Board’s policies 14 times in the last two decades to start trade action against Canadian grain exports.
		It’s increasingly clear that the Wheat Board no longer serves the best interests of Canadian farmers or the country as a whole and the government should waste little time in dismantling this economic relic from another era.
	www.fraserinstitute.ca /shared/readmore1.asp?sNav=ed&id=449 (639 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Canada Wheat Board
		While wheat is grown commercially in every province with the exception of Newfoundland and Labrador, over 95 percent is grown in Western Canada, particularly the three Prairie provinces.
		Today, the Canadian Wheat Board is the sole marketer of western Canadian wheat (and barley) that is sold for human consumption, both domestically and abroad.
		Internationally, the Canadian Wheat Board’s unusual “shared governance” structure is under attack by countries which claim the Board is unfairly subsidized under international trade laws.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /features/economy/cdn-wheat-board/index.html (312 words)

	North Dakota Wheat Commission : Wheat Growers
		The findings of the Wheat Board panel are in favor of the United States on key aspects of the dispute.
		The Canadian Wheat Board overpaid farmers for their 2002 wheat crop by C$85.4 million (US$65 million), yet the Canadian Wheat Board doesn't have to treat this as a loss.
		A: No. Several previous investigations by the United States have found the CWB and its actions to be problematic (it should also be noted that three of the so-called "investigations" were conducted by the General Accounting Office (GAO), and were merely fact-finding endeavors, not investigations per se).
	www.ndwheat.com /growers/detail.asp?newsID=1084 (2323 words)

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