Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Richards. I would say it's one of the biggest. It probably is the biggest obstacle we face in terms of competitiveness, not just on our part as farmers, but even, as you mention, as a value-added industry. I think in an open market we would see a lot more malt, pa

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Anderson, for the question. The short answer is no. We alluded to that in my presentation, that we want a full review by the Auditor General, with her having the power to acquire the necessary information she needs to do a full review of their trading and other lo

Agriculture committee  Again, in my presentation, we alluded to that, saying that we needed to clean that up a bit and build on what Mr. Phillips said. We would prefer that stakeholders are represented, that those who produce more grain have the greater say in the vote, just like in any corporation.

Agriculture committee  I'll allow Blair to answer this one.

Agriculture committee  I'll refer you to Blair. He's our executive director.

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is Kevin Bender. I farm in central Alberta, near Red Deer. We grow oats, wheat, barley, canola, and peas. Accompanying me is Blair Rutter, our executive director, from Winnipeg. Again, I thank you for this opportunity to spea