Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to start out today by thanking each one of the witnesses for coming forward. I know it's a long flight from Alberta. I've experienced that a few times. And what better winter to see the minus 51 degree weather than out in Alberta right now.
I have several questions. Maybe I'll start with a comment to Mr. Toews.
Wouldn't you agree, especially in our area of northern Alberta and the Peace River country, where you're from, that one of the biggest inhibitors to increased planting of wheat and barley for many of our producers in a lot of cases is the Canadian Wheat Board, which they choose to stay away from?