Agriculture committee  My next question is one of choice, and maybe we'll look at a farmer, maybe Mr. Bezan, or somebody else who farms. A lot of people are saying we need a choice, so we need to have a dual-marketing system. Yet it's my understanding that a choice currently exists within the structur

Agriculture committee  As it currently exists, there is a standard price, and a farmer can sell to a processor through the Wheat Board providing he gets the market price. Is that...? You're saying no and you're saying yes. I don't understand. Could somebody clarify that for me, please?

Agriculture committee  So what's the disadvantage to the farmer of that? Let's get down to the.... Mr. Anderson.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Menzies. We'll move to Mr. Atamanenko, for seven minutes, please.

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, gentlemen, for being here. To follow up on the plebiscite again, the way it exists now the board is made up of a board of directors who represent different regions. My question to Mr. Anderson and to you gentlemen is, is this a logical way of finding out in

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. Let us put aside the political issue and get back to agriculture. Does the member think that we could have access or continue to have access to the WTO market without changing the supply management system? We always talk about ma

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, it may seem that it is not worthwhile doing this, but when we start attacking a system that is in place, it does not take much to get it going, to start poking away here and to leave it to the WTO or other discussions. I will repeat that I think we have to show that

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that the producers in Ontario and Quebec support the motion.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, so far we have seen, and the survey has said, that 88% of producers/farmers want to retain the Canadian Wheat Board. They want to have a say in the future of the Canadian Wheat Board. We have to listen to them and make sure that they are the ones who will decide what

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Generally speaking, from what I can see, Canada is sometimes too timid. We have to be bold and have political will if we want to protect the supply management system. We must do so at all costs. I agree with my hon. colleague

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, the main issue facing us today is that dairy producers are being hurt by the importation of milk protein concentrates. The reason for this is that they are classified as proteins and not milk products. Eighty-five per cent of these milk protein concentrates are over

International Trade committee  Finally, it's my understanding, then, that we can gain market access only by compromising or changing our supply management system. Is there no other way that we can gain more market access and bring those other subsidies down, other than fooling around with our current supply ma

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Atamanenko. Thanks for coming to our committee. I've enjoyed having you here. Now to the five-minute round, starting with the official opposition, the Liberals, Mr. Temelkovski.

International Trade committee  Thank you. Now to the New Democratic Party, Mr. Atamanenko.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much. And thanks for being here, gentlemen. All of a sudden I may have to jump up and leave because I have to talk in the House, actually on this issue, but hopefully I'll have a chance to ask my question. Maybe I'll ask Mr. Friesen to respond and the rest of