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A hearing date has been confirmed for the Canadian Wheat Board's lawsuit against the Federal Government.

The CWB is asking the court to rule on the legality of the government's move to introduce legislation to end the single-desk marketing system without first consulting with the board of directors and producers.

The case will be heard on December 6th in Winnipeg.

The Friends of the CWB’s case against the government is scheduled to be heard at the same time.
 
Meanwhile, a CWB Director says farmers shouldn't worry about the cost of the board's new mass advertising campaign.

Swift Current's Stewart Wells says the cost of the "stop the steamroller" blitz is small when compared with the benefits of the board: "A number that is a lot less than a cent a bushel is really miniscule compared to the returns that come from the board."
 
The campaign is reportedly costing prairie farmers well over a million dollars. It targets Eastern Canadians and urges them to voice opposition to the federal government's plans to end the single desk.