The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) is a private lobbying

Lobbying

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 company located in Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, Canada

Canada

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. Founded in 1970 as the Palliser Wheat Growers Association, the WCWGA opposes the Canadian Wheat Board

Canadian Wheat Board

The Canadian Wheat Board was established by the Parliament of Canada on 5 July 1935 as a mandatory producer marketing system for wheat and barley in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and a small part of British Columbia...

's marketing status and supports open market competition in sales of wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

 and barley

Barley

Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...

.

The Association's president from 1995 to 1999 was Larry Maguire

Larry Maguire

Larry Maguire is a politician and activist farmer in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently the deputy leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in the Manitoba legislature.-Farming activist:...

, who is now deputy leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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. Its current president is Kevin Bender.