Conservatives' CWB bill clears Senate, royal assent

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The Conservative majority in Canada's Senate, and Canada's governor general, have passed the bill ordering sweeping changes to the marketing of Western Canada's wheat and barley.

Bill C-18, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz's Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act, passed third and final reading in the Senate Thursday afternoon by a vote of 51-33, after the Conservatives invoked closure to halt debate and order the final votes.

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