Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Prairie farmers are outraged at the recent revelation that Canadian Wheat Board commissioners were given severance packages of up to $290,000. In November 1994 I submitted an access to information request for all available information on pension plans and wages for Canadian Wheat Board commissioners. Agriculture Canada replied "no such documents exist" regarding my request.
In August I challenged that reply but got no response. Why was the minister hiding this information?