Sentences with phrase «wheat board elections»

In 2000, Mr. Strankman was an unsuccessful candidate in the Canadian Wheat Board elections and in 2002 he was fined $ 7,500 and faced 180 days in jail after taking 756 bushels of wheat across the American border and sold it (he only served a week in jail with four other rebel farmers).

Not exact matches

But while the Harper government has demonstrated its hostility to the Canadian Wheat Board, it would probably be loathe to go into an election this fall having just traded away the dairy and poultry marketing boards supported by farmers in Quebec and Ontario.