It has occurred to me, in listening to the conversation, how draconian this proposed section 25 is that Mr. Martin and the NDP are trying to deal with.
The current board was and is working on behalf of producers. It's our proposition that in fact the intent of the legislation is to place producers at the whim of large agribusiness, the railway companies, and all the others who are salivating over the profits they're about to take from producers.
This proposed section would actually allow the minister—if he doesn't like the fact that the new or interim Canada wheat board is successful—to give direction to shut it down. That is the latitude given to the minister in this instance, and that ought not to be the case. The minister, whoever it might be, ought not to have that kind of latitude. That's why we'll be supporting these particular amendments.