Thank you.
Thank you, Chair, for keeping us organized.
The B.C. Grain Producers in my riding are certainly very happy with the many opportunities this bill would provide. We've heard from the current CWB, and its systems are discouraging future generations of farmers from entering the agricultural sector. I know that most farmers are business entrepreneurs at heart. I know my grandpa and uncle and relatives in Manitoba certainly were, and they like to make their own decisions when it affects their substantial financial interests on their farms.
Can you tell this committee, with specific examples, how the open market will encourage these opportunities? I would welcome responses from Mr. MacKay and Mr. Bacon as well.