Mr. Speaker, the hon. member started by saying that today he was not going to speak about agriculture. He did not but I have a question with regard to agriculture.
The member knows that in Ontario the Ontario Wheat Board has an elected board of directors. This elected board of directors controls the operations of the Ontario Wheat Board. In the west the Canadian Wheat Board is controlled by an appointed group of commissioners.
I am looking for an open and honest opinion. Does it make sense that a marketing group, the Canadian Wheat Board, which is paid for by western Canadian farmers, be controlled by a group of appointed commissioners rather than by an elected board of directors as is in place in Ontario?
If the member does agree this should happen, can he offer any suggestions for making it happen quickly? If the hon. member feels that it should not happen, that farmers should not take control of their organization which they pay for, why not?