As I said in my opening remarks, market certainty was a fundamental issue that was raised by every person we met as the working group. In terms of the delivery of that certainty, I think it is to move forward and to implement it in a phased way, as set out in Bill C-18.
That will allow for contracting in January as well as re-establishment of the governance of the Wheat Board itself, and then moving to the interim phase as of August 1, 2012, where we open the market.
You repeal the existing act. You create the interim act, and you put in place the government guarantees that allow the Wheat Board to carry on, on an interim basis, and look for ways to reinvent itself.
Then with a third phase after five years, the Wheat Board will again come forward with a plan that will allow it to be a viable participant in the open market.
My answer is that by establishing these clear phases and clear dates as to when the market will be open and what role the Wheat Board will play in terms of developing its plan we provide certainty to the market.