On the motion I have, I move the following:
That the Standing Committee on Agriculture call Mr. Ian White the new President and CEO of the Canadian Wheat Board to appear before the committee as soon as possible.
To background this, Mr. Chairman, this motion was put forward a considerable time ago, and we all know what happened. The order in council somehow got lost on somebody's desk. We wanted to discuss Mr. White's credentials prior to his appointment.
That's now a fait accompli, if we could put it that way. I would suggest we pass this motion, but with the understanding that we not jeopardize the committee's other work, that Ian White be brought forward when possible. From my perspective, it wouldn't matter if it weren't until the fall, but I do believe we need to hear from him. I would have preferred it if we could have heard him prior to his appointment, but things happen and that's the way it is.
I put forward that motion in that context, and I'll leave it up to the chair when it can happen.