Dear Editor:
I grew up on an 80 acre farm in central AB. I don't think I knew much about farming until I moved to my husband's 8000 acre farm in south east Saskatchewan. Since moving here I've learned how to drive a combine and bring in the harvest, and I've learned enough about the CWB to make an informed decision.
You can't compare the plebiscite that just occurred with a federal or provincial election. In a federal election every vote is equal. The same goes for this plebiscite, however, that means that my father's vote has the same weight as my husbands. My husband is a full time farmer; it's his business and his life.
My Dad is an electrician and a farmer on the side who raises cattle and rents out his crop land, entitling him to vote. If this survey wanted accuracy, some weight should have been given to production, not just one permit book, one vote.
My husband and I are expecting a baby in January and we're both very excited to know that this child will grow up in a country where it's not a crime for his parents to sell their own wheat and barley as of August 1, 2012. Because it's not about getting rid of the CWB, it's about having a choice.
Yours truly,
Amy Hewson
Box 75
Langbank, SK
S0G 2X0
