Yes, Mr. Chair, the motion is pretty straightforward, and it is put forward with some urgency.
I move that the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food undertake an emergency review on October 24, 25, and 26--meaning next week--of the government's actions toward the Canadian Wheat Board.
As I indicated at the last meeting, we do have very serious concerns about the way the government is operating relative to the Canadian Wheat Board. I outlined that in the House yesterday. We do think it is undemocratic, unethical, and in fact it is stretching the legality of the law with the gag orders coming out last week.
So the motion is put forward really by all three opposition parties to give voice to some of the organizations, individuals, and governments that, to a certain extent, have been left voiceless by the approach taken by the minister.
It is a real shortcoming, I believe, not to have the Canadian Wheat Board on here as a witness in terms of the implications they see, but we did have a legal interpretation of the order in council from the Library of Parliament. There is a real concern about whether or not individuals can really speak out in their own right, on their own position, relative to the single-desk selling position of the Canadian Wheat Board.
So that's the motion. That's the reason for it. The witness lists are attached, and we'd like to add to that witness list.
I think André would like to have added the Quebec grain producers.