I was a producer only in that I grew up on a farm. And just for the record, my grandfather was part of the original Manitoba Pool Elevators and was a contract signer and committed his grain for five years to the pool in 1926. My father farmed that farm from that period up until he retired.
Really the issue of the Wheat Board in the designated area is that an act of Parliament defines the Wheat Board-designated area, and that has been in place for as long as I can recall. Therefore it's a decision of Parliament to define that area and how grain should be marketed within that area. Obviously it doesn't apply to other areas, but it is what it is because it's under an act of Parliament.