Agriculture committee  David, we have a democratic structure here that is legally constituted. There is nothing wrong with having a legally constituted structure, and within that structure there are all kinds of freedoms. Farmers have choice. They can deliver feed wheat anywhere they want, feed barley

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chair, in terms of the timing, could I ask if you would help us? Could you give us a flag when you'd like us to wrap up quickly? I would find that helpful, because I don't want to take up the time of—

Agriculture committee  Thank you. You have heard me say several times that we believe a plebiscite should be held, that it is the democratic and right thing to do. But any plebiscite or any survey question that is asked needs to be clear, honest, and honourable. That means it has to respect the best e

Agriculture committee  Very briefly, no. With all the evidence we have seen, the best analyses of our economists tell us very clearly that they could not coexist. You either will have a Canadian Wheat Board or you will have another grain company. And I don't care what you call it. You can call it the C

Agriculture committee  I think the first question was why the folks who are opposed to it are opposed to the Canadian Wheat Board. When I look at this, I see why grain companies and grain marketers will be opposed to the Canadian Wheat Board. Their goal is to maximize the profit and the return, if they

Agriculture committee  I can tell you that I also have numbers on the fact that we have seen more development here. There has been more development proportionately than what they get across the U.S. border, where things are supposed to be open and free. Over the past fifteen years, the Canadian millin

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Ritz. Good afternoon to everyone on the committee and those who are attending. I thank you for this opportunity to appear before the committee on an issue that is so vital to western Canadian farmers. I want to begin this afternoon by stating the Gove