The Canadian Wheat Board has announced initial payments for board grains “have been increased”. As curious as the unexpected windfall is the payment date.
The CWB today announced that 2004-05 initial payments for wheat, durum and designated barley will increase effective May 18, 2005.
The increase in initial payments for wheat and feed wheat will be $15.00 per tonne. In the case of durum, the increase will be $30.00 per tonne, except for No. 5 Canada Western Amber Durum, which will see an increase of $10.00 per tonne. For designated barley, the increase will be $13.00 per tonne on two-row and $15.00 on six-row.
(What else is going on May 18th… somebody help me out here…)
Previous dates:
2004 – May 13 (just prior to June 2004 election)
2003 – May 19
2002 – Mar 21
2001 – June 25
2000 – Feb 17
1999 – Feb 25
1998 – April 23
As cynical election ploys go, this one is especially egrarious – to help the Liberals gain a few farm votes the “arms length” Wheat Board is throwing the grain producers’ own money at them – pre-payment for grains they are legislatively mandated to sell to the CWB. The overpayment will be dealt with later in the year, when final payments are “adjusted” to claw the pre-election bonus back.
hat tip – John Gormley LIve, 650 CKOM Saskatoon
Kate, who was Minister in overseeing CWB during Oil for Cypriot Wheat?
I don’t get the correlation Kate?
As I see it elections were late spring 1997, 2004
Fall 2000.
May 18th is the same day as the budget vote – that’s the date I was referring to. The rest of the dates are to show that the May payment is not a set date – keep in mind, this is an newly announced increase in the payment.
Kate,
Politics says the budget vote is 19 May.
Who’s correct?
Librano$ hung on Parliament Hill, Ottawa.
Monday, May 16, 2005.
The dummies were: McGuinty; Gagliano;
Martin.
In effigy.
(I stand corrected on the day of the vote – not that it changes the implications of sending a bonus out to farmers.)
Maz – got pictures?
I’ve got some pictures on my blog…
Kate, bit off topic.
I heard your comments to Murray Wood(CJME) this afternoon and you were right on the money. Glad you took Murray to task over his talking points about Stephen Harper. It is indeed upsetting to see how easily and quickly people are sucked in by the Liberal misinformation campaign against Harper and the Conservatives. How long can they get away with creating their own reality about Stephen? Good on you for speaking out.
Great photos, Bruce.
Must take my camera to the next “lynching”.
Has MSM deigned to present photos?
First one spotting photos published by MSM, please advise.
Down with National Socialism.
Long live freedom and democracy.
Buying the farm vote was a Mulroney and Devine speciality. I doubt that the Liberals care enough about rural Canada to throw money at this issue, even in a spending orgy.