This is in reference to John Milnes letter dated Nov 11, 2011
Mr. Milne is somewhat mistaken in the information and therefore his interpretation presented in his letter. As he mentions many issues in his letter, I will touch on two specifically.
The Wheat Board is not being eliminated, it is simply becoming a volunteer marketing board whereby Western farmers have the choice, if they wish, to continue to sell their wheat through the Board. No longer is the Western farmer forced to sell his wheat to the CWB. The right of selling grain to whomever they wish is a right Ontario, Quebec and Maritime grain farmers all enjoy, why would we not allow Western farmers the same privilege?
As for foreign ownership in Canada, again Mr. Milne, needs to check his facts and thus his interpretation. Depending on what you are measuring, foreign companies control about 25% of Canadian business. However based on dollars, Canadian companies own and invest more overseas then do foreign companies here. It’s a two way street, if we want Canadian companies and thus Canada, to benefit from strong economies overseas, we need to allow foreign companies here.
Ken Morgan, Guelph