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House Government Bill
41st Parliament, 1st Session
June 2, 2011 - September 13, 2013
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C-18
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An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts
Short Title
Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act
Sponsor
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
Statute of Canada
2011, c. 25
Last Stage Completed
Royal Assent
(2011-12-15)
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Change at the CWB : who’s right, legally speaking? [Bill C-18].
Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:14, November 3, 2011
Customer opinion mixed on CWB change. [Bill C-18].
Pratt, Sean. Western producer, 89:6, October 27, 2011
CWB lobby targets Senate [Bill C-18].
Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:14, November 24, 2011
CWB on track for final OK [Bill C-18].
Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:14, November 24, 2011
Farm meetings mired down in opposing views about CWB [Bill C-18].
White, Ed. Western producer, 89:4, November 3, 2011
Federal Court ruling on Canadian Wheat Board shakes up Parliament [Bill C-18].
Wilson,Barry. Western producer, 89:10, December 15, 2011
Future of Canada's Arctic port questioned in post CWB industry [Bill C-18].
Cross, Brian. Western producer , 89:21, November 10, 2011
Grain firms in wait and see mode [Bill C-18].
Pratt, Sean. Western producer, 89:4, November 17, 2011
Jailed anti-CWB protestors reunite [Bill C-18].
Glen, Barb. Western producer, 89:78, November 3, 2011
Les conséquences négatives des offices de commercialisation agricole [ressource électronique].
Dumais, Mario. Institut économique de Montréal, Les cahiers de recherche, 1 fichier PDF (36 p.), sept. 2012
Monopoly for foreign sales viable option [Bill C-18].
Fulton, Murray. Western producer, 89:11, November 24, 2011
Ritz faces rough day in court; how it unfolded [Bill C-18].
Arnason,Robert. Western producer, 89:5, December 15, 2011
Rule of law must apply in changing wheat board [Bill C-18].
Western producer, 89:10, December 15, 2011
Supply managed systems pulled into wheat board debate [Bill C-18].
Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:74, November 3, 2011
Technical details ironed out before CWB turns private [Bill C-18].
Western producer, 89:14, November 3, 2011
The negative consequences of agricultural marketing boards [electronic resource].
Dumais, Mario. Montreal Economic Institute Research Paper, 1 PDF file (32 p.), September 2012
Think-tank predicts bright future after single desk ends [Bill C-18].
Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:4, November 10, 2011
Tories push through contentious bill. [Bill C-18].
Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:5, October 27, 2011
Wild day marks wheat board monopoly’s end in House of Commons [Bill C-18].
Wilson, Barry. Western producer, 89:10, December 1, 2011
Party Press Releases
Conservatives putting prairie families at risk: Turmel (NDP)
Delivering marketing freedom for farmers (Conservative Party)
Harper not above the law.... Not on Wheat Board or Global Climate Law (Green Party)
Loss of Wheat Board will kill Family Grain Farms (Green Party)
Upholding Grain Farmers’ Freedom (Conservative Party)
Wheat Board vote kills stability for farmers: Turmel (NDP)
Related Links
Agricultural policy monitoring and evaluation 2012 : OECD countries (OECD, September 2012)
Attitudes towards the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly in Saskatchewan : a research brief (Michael Atkinson, et al. Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Working Paper, December 2011, 8 p.)
Challenges facing the grain handling and transportation system in Western Canada in a post Canadian Wheat Board environment (Murray Fulton, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Working Paper, November 2011, 30 p.)
L’effet CCB sur le commerce des grains québécois (Stéphane Arnato. Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec (CRAAQ), Perspectives 2012, 17 avril 2012)
Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers
Pulling the plug on monopoly power : reform for the Canadian Wheat Board (Richard Pedde, and Al Loyns. C.D. Howe Institute, e-brief, June 23, 2011, 6 p.)
Removal of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly : future changes for farmers and the grain industry (Milton Boyd. Frontier Centre for Public Policy, Policy Series, No. 115, July 2011)
Removal of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single-desk selling powers (Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Issue in Focus, September 2011, 10 p.)
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