Mr. Speaker, in response to the decision to eliminate the Crow benefit the Canadian Wheat Board has asked the federal government to give farmers a short term break on freight rates. This raises a couple of questions for the Minister of Finance.
Can farmers expect any regulatory control to prevent freight rate increases on grain after August 1, 1995? Can the minister tell us if the government has done an evaluation of the effect the elimination of the Crow will have on the long term future of the Canadian Wheat Board?