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Ten farmers who broke wheat board monopoly got clemency

Ten farmers who broke wheat board monopoly got clemency When Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced in 2012 that he had used an “ancient power” to clear the criminal records of prairie farmers convicted of illegally trucking their grain across the U.S. border, he refused to say how many farmers had had their files wiped clean. But according to data recently released to the Citizen, of 12 clemency requests granted in total in 2012, 10 were for farmers who had been found guilty of violating the Canadian Wheat Board’s rules. The Parole Board of Canada says the requests were granted on… View Article