CWB Ballots Must Be Postmarked By Aug. 24

Farmers who have not yet received a ballot on the future of the CWB must apply for a ballot by August 8 if they wish to vote. “Voting packages were mailed two weeks ago, and should be in farmer mailboxes by now,” said plebiscite co-ordinator Ian Craven of MNP, a chartered accounting and business advisory

Important CWB election dates

See related CWB stories on page 12 Oct. 29: Voters’ packages, including ballot, to be mailed to each eligible voter. Nov. 14, 5 p. m. CT: Deadline for the CWB election co-ordinator to receive “Application To Vote” from farmers who didn’t automatically receive a ballot. Only farmers with CWB permit books who delivered grain to


Voters deserve more respect

The real news in the 2008 federal election isn’t so much what happened, as how little. With the lowest voter turnout in recent years, 40 per cent of the Canadian electorate decided that none of the major parties deserved their support. If the four major parties aren’t asking themselves what went wrong, they should be.