Archive for April 10th, 2015

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA — The Supreme Court of Canada said on April 9 that it will not hear an appeal from a farmer-led group that seeks damages from the government for dismantling the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) marketing monopoly.

The decision upheld the previous decisions of the Federal Court from 2013 and the Federal Court of Appeal from October 2014, which ruled in favor of the government.

“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada once again upholds Western Canadian farmers’ right ...