Mr. Chair, I'd like to share one from Saskatchewan. At the time, the Conservative Party was dealing with potash. The government at the time was in charge of the Saskatchewan Potash Corporation and sold it. It's almost like MTS. Once the government got rid of it.... As you've found out, recently Bell just bought MTS, and they're trying to service Manitoba.
That was kind of the same situation in the Saskatchewan legislature. They did have a lot of discussion. The NDP did walk out on the Conservatives at that time, when the government of Grant Devine tried to sell Saskatchewan Potash. They were successful in selling Potash, and as you all know—we've brought up stories here—Manitoba Tel was one of the most successful independent telephone companies in this country up until a year ago, when they were sold to Bell Canada.
I think we have seen the same with Saskatchewan Potash. It was an interesting debate that they had. Many people didn't think the Province of Saskatchewan should have sold the potash rights, but they did. They got good money for them, and when they did go into private hands, it turned out to be a blessing, because PotashCorp, as you all know, is the biggest potash company in the world. They beat everyone in the world. They're one of the greatest.