Manitoba Judge Dismisses Final Lawsuit Over Dismantling of Canadian Wheat Board
The dispute arose from the former Conservative government’s 2011 decision to eliminate the board’s monopoly over wheat and barley marketing in Western Canada.
TL;DR
- A Manitoba judge dismissed the last outstanding lawsuit related to the dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board's marketing monopoly.
- The lawsuit was a class action brought by farmer Edward Andrew Dennis against the federal government and G3 Canada Limited.
- Farmers alleged that money was improperly withheld during the board's transition away from its monopoly.
- The dispute originated from the 2011 decision to end the CWB's monopoly on wheat and barley marketing in Western Canada.