Strahl fires wheat board president

[CBC News]

Federal Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl fired the president of the Canadian Wheat Board on Tuesday, amid a controversy over the Conservatives' plan to end the agency's monopoly.

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[Dexter Sinister]

How can he do that? The president of the CWB doesn't report to him, he reports to the board of the CWB.

 

[Colpy]

How can he do that? The president of the CWB doesn't report to him, he reports to the board of the CWB.

I don't know.

Who pays his salary?

I'm divided on this one. I know if I was growing my own wheat, then I'd sell it where I damn well pleased, and the sight of farmers being arrested for selling their own grain was like something out of theold USSR......but a lot of farmers seem to think the CWB is a good thing.

I guess in the final analysis, I'd have to go with individual freedom..........sell where you please.