Michael, I want to thank you for your candour, particularly on a farmer-owned new Canadian Wheat Board, as opposed to five directors appointed by the minister. We recommended that at the committee examining the legislation, and it was declined. Hopefully somebody will see the light and that will change.
There has been a suggestion that over the next number of years there be an independent study of the new Canadian Wheat Board with a view to seeing how effective it is in really helping farmers. As you know, governments—Liberal or Conservative—are inclined to receive the reports with content that has sometimes been...not pre-determined, but it's what they're hoping to get, if you know what I mean.
I'm wondering if you would support the idea of an independent study over a number of years, once it gets off the ground, through specialists and professionals at the University of Saskatchewan in collaboration with other professionals who are truly independent, like the Parliamentary Budget Officer or the Auditor General.
Do you see the merit in doing that to see if it's on the right track and going in the right direction?