My questions relate to the concern, the thesis that some have advanced, in terms of the rationale for the reform of the single-desk mechanism, which is that the single desk results in a reduction in value-added initiatives in those commodities in western Canada. It seems to be supported by the growth in value-added employment in the areas of non-board grains--canola, beans. You know better than anyone that there seems to be growth there. Certainly, as a Manitoban, you know about oats.
For those of us who would like to see more economic development in western Canada, particularly in rural communities, and who would like to see more value-added initiatives there, do you support the thesis that there is an opportunity for us here to look at reforms that would encourage and promote the idea of more value-added, or does your organization maintain that having farmers continue to market or be forced or compelled to market through a single desk is the best way to develop the economies of rural communities?