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Oct 25, 2012 - Winnipeg Free Press - Union fears for 250 jobs under Tory grain bill
About 250 jobs at the Canadian Grain Commission, including an unknown number in Winnipeg, will be eliminated under federal legislation introduced last week.

March 30, 2012 - Chatham Daily News - Spotlight on grain office move
A decision earlier this month to move the 75-year-old Chatham office of the Canadian Grain Commisison to Guelph or Hamilton is under review.

May 25, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press - If it ain't broke, don't rewrite the Grain Act
Columnist says at a time when global leaders are looking enviously at Canada's record of capitalism with a degree of government oversight, leaving well enough alone might be the right thing for the Grain Act.

April 2, 2009 - The Liberal Party of Canada - Official Opposition Delays Grain Act Bill
The Liberal Party has announced it will vote in support of delaying the passage of Bill C-13, the bill to amend the Grain Act.

April 1, 2009 - Edmonton Journal - Putting Canada's world-class grain system at risk by Scott Sinclair and Jim Grieshaber-Otto
Article says Legislation now before Parliament -- Bill C-13 -- would gut Canada's world-class grain regulatory system.

March 30, 2009 - Canada.com - Changes to domestic grain inspection increase food-safety risks: Report by Sarah Schmidt
Legislation currently before Parliament proposes to end mandatory "inward" inspections when grain arrives at terminals and transfer elevators across the country, leaving it up to private companies representing the buyers or sellers to arrange their own inspections if they think they're needed.

Mar 12, 2009 - The Western Producer - Farmers foot costs from CGC changes
Editorial says the overall trend of downloading expenses onto farmers while reducing services give rise to many questions about the continued erosion of support to farmers.

Mar 12, 2009 - The Western Producer - Ottawa shows flexibility on commission changes by Barry Wilson
Debate on the federal government's contentious proposals to revamp the Canadian Grain Commission have begun in Parliament with a hint the Conservatives are open to compromise.

Mar 9, 2009 - Paul Beingessner - Grain Commission Changes Motivated by Misinformation
Columnist says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is using half-truths to justify the Harper government's agenda to change the Canadian Grain Commission.

Aug 14, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - Farmers paid after grain company folds
The Canadian Grain Commission says farmers who unwittingly sold grain to an insolvent western Manitoba grain company will be compensated under provisions of the Canada Grain Act.

July 4, 2008 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix - CWB statements shows danger of prime minister by Stewart Wells
The president of the National Farmers Union says that after being found guilty of breaking Canadian laws three times in the last 11 months, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has vowed that opposition to plans to destroy the Canadian Wheat Board would be "walked over".

July 3, 2008 - The Western Producer - CGC bill fundamentally flawed - Opinion by Bob Kingston
The executive vice-president of the Agriculture Union - Public Service Alliance of Canada says Bill C-39 would gut important regulatory oversight functions and services that protect producers.

June 27, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - For PM, single-desk fight isn't over by Laura Rance
The editor of the Manitoba Co-operator says Prime Minister Harper might eventually find a way to impose his definition of freedom on Prairie grain marketing.

June 23, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - CWB chair responds to Harper comments by Larry Kusch
CWB's chairman says "We believe, along with the vast majority of western Canadian producers, that farmers — not government — should make the decisions about the future of grain marketing through the CWB".

June 20, 2008 - Reuters - Court overturns Ottawa's gag on Wheat Board
A Canadian court has ruled the federal government overstepped its authority by ordering the Canadian Wheat Board to stop spending money defending its monopoly on sales of wheat and barley.

June 6, 2008 - Far and Wide Blog - Farmers Support Canadian Wheat Board by Steve V
Survey shows that farmers overwhelming support the Canadian Wheat Board, want any decision making left to their own elected Board, not the government, and believe the CWB brings better prices.

June 5, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - CWB's barley monopoly to survive another year by Mia Rabson
The Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly on barley sales will survive at least one more season.

May 27, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - Ritz moves to cut small producers from Wheat Board vote by Mia Rabson
Grain farmers from Canada's Prairies will be cut off from voting in elections for the Canadian Wheat Board under new legislation introduced Tuesday by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

May 22, 2008 - The Western Producer - Union says CGC cuts will hurt producers by Barry Wilson
The union representing most Canadian Grain Commission employees has accused the federal government of planning drastic cuts to programs that will hurt farmers, increase their costs and undermine food safety.

April 24, 2008 - The Western Producer - CWB warned to work with gov't on monopoly by Barry Wilson
Canadian Wheat Board intransigence would provoke a majority Conservative government to simply gut the board and make it unsustainable, predicts the chief official for a national farm lobby group.

April 24, 2008 - The Western Producer - Ritz's request for CWB info 'no witch hunt' by Barry Wilson
Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz found himself embroiled in a controversy last week over letters he wrote to then-CWB president Greg Arason.

April 10, 2008 - The Western Producer - Prepare for KVD change, farmers warned by Adrian Ewins
The Canadian Grain Commission is urging farmers to start thinking now about the new rules they will face when delivering wheat next crop year.

April 10, 2008 - The Western Producer - Barley out of CWB monopoly first, wheat later: Ritz by Barry Wilson
Although the federal Conservative government says it is aiming right now only at the Canadian Wheat Board's barley monopoly, agriculture minister Gerry Ritz made clear in a document tabled in Parliament last week that the wheat monopoly is next.

April 9, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - Consensus goal a tall order New wheat board boss 'a pragmatist'
Ian White has set a tall order for himself in his new job as president and CEO of the Canadian Wheat Board.

April 6, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - Giving farmers the short shrift: it's inevitable by Bill Redekop
"I think it's inevitable," farmers will say. Often the subject is the Canadian Wheat Board. They say it will disappear and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

April 1, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - Grain sales feared at risk by Larry Kusch
Legislation before Parliament to end the Canadian Wheat Board's barley sales monopoly is creating uncertainty among buyers that could lead to lost Prairie sales, the board's departing chairman said Monday.

March 19, 2008 - CBC - Grain commission chief fails to win approval from committee
The head of the Canadian Grain Commission, Elwin Hermanson, says he's disappointed the parliamentary committee on agriculture has refused to support his appointment.

March 28, 2008 - Saskatoon StarPhoenix - Ritz wants early discussion on wheat board bill
Prairie producer car shippers have re-established their voice in the grain handling and transportation industry in time to battle proposed changes to the Canadian Grain Commission.

March 27, 2008 - The Western Producer - Producer car shippers prepare for changes
Prairie producer car shippers have re-established their voice in the grain handling and transportation industry in time to battle proposed changes to the Canadian Grain Commission.

March 26, 2008 - NetNewsledger.com - Grain Workers Campaign Against Comuzz
Local Canadian Grain Commission workers and their supporters are launching a campaign to stop legislation that will gut the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) and cost the Thunder Bay area one hundred jobs.

March 26, 2008 - TB Television - Boshcoff says grain bill must be stopped
Local Canadian Grain Commission workers and their supporters are trying to stop legislation they say could cost the Thunder Bay area up to 100 jobs.

March 26, 2008 - Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal - Jobs at stake over grain bill: critics
Up to 100 jobs could be lost in Thunder Bay if proposed changes to the Canadian Grain Commission are made, say critics.

March 25, 2008 - Regina Leader Post - Taken Aback
Letter to the editor regarding the Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz describe the majority of farmers in the writer's district as the "tin-foil hat and decoder-ring crowd".

March 16, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press - Opposition rejects new grain commission head by Mia Rabson
Rejection of government appointee to head the Canadian Grain Commission sends a strong signal that legislation to gut the Commission will not be supported in the House of Commons.

February 26, 2008 - The Canadian Press - Harper government loses court battle over wheat board
The federal government's attempts to strip the Canadian Wheat Board of its barley monopoly were rejected by a court for a second time Tuesday, setting the stage for a showdown with the opposition in Parliament.

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