Thank you for the question, because it's an important one I want to clarify.
First and foremost, I am a member of the board of directors of Agricore United. Our governing act is an act of Parliament that sets out the governance and control of the company. I'm one of 15 members of the board of directors, who are elected democratically by producers, producer-members of the company. Our membership is defined by a certain amount of business that they do as a company, so they're bona fide farmers electing directors to the board of Agricore United to run the company.
In terms of a conflict of interest, when we began our work we very quickly set our advocacy outside the room. When I was in there, I didn't feel I was advocating on anyone's behalf. We had a specific job to do, with very well-defined terms of reference. Certainly, my involvement for 20 or 25 years speaks for itself. For years and years I've been advocating to try to help the entire industry develop a climate that fosters growth and prosperity. That's where I came from, and I don't see a conflict of interest. Agricore United will compete vigorously for business with CWB II.