Farmers have just over one week left to vote in the CWB plebiscite.
“Only a few days remain to cast a ballot,” said plebiscite coordinator Ian Craven of MNP, a chartered accounting and business advisory firm. “Prairie grain producers interested in having a say on the future of the CWB are encouraged to return their completed ballot.”
Ballots must be postmarked by Wednesday, August 24 to be admissible. Ballots must be returned to MNP in the accompanying official postage-paid envelope, ballots returned in any other envelope are inadmissible. MNP will tabulate the results on September 8 and 9. Results will be announced September 9.
“The plebiscite is the only opportunity farmers have to say if they want to sell all wheat and all barley through the CWB’s single desk, or through an open market,” said CWB board chair Allen Oberg. “Farmers deserve to be heard on such a monumental issue. I encourage all eligible farmers to mail in their ballot by August 24.”
For more information on how to vote, call MNP at 1-877-780-VOTE (8683) or visit www.cwbvote.ca.
