Bill C-27 (Historical)

Canadian Wheat Board Payments and Election Reform Act

An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act

This enactment amends the Canadian Wheat Board Act by changing the eligibility criteria for voting in the election of directors of the Canadian Wheat Board. It also amends that Act to allow the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, being the Minister designated for the purposes of that Act, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance — instead of the Governor in Council — to establish amounts to be paid, and to authorize and direct that certain payments or transactions be made, by the Canadian Wheat Board.

[Richard Phillips]

The other legislation that is before the House is Bill C-27, to clean up the voters list and to remove banks and financial institutions and other people who just have an interest but don't actually farm. Whether it's a minimum amount of tonnage, we'd be interested in finding some way to ensure that actual farmers are making decisions when actual farmers vote and then people live with the results. So we'd be interested in seeing something along those lines also go forward.

[Greg Meredith]

Just for context, I think you're referring to Bill C-27, which would have sped up the process. Currently, you're correct: the process is longer than it has to be. If the bill were to go through, the process would take approximately three weeks.

Canadian Wheat Board Payments and Election Reform Act

[Lawrence Cannon, Conservative, Pontiac, QC]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)