Mr. Speaker, obviously the hon. gentleman does not understand how the crop year works.
Many events flow through the normal production season. It has always been August 1 of any given year on which the crop year ends and the next crop year begins while deliveries go on both before and after that date. One date must be chosen to make a determination when certain events will occur. We have picked August 1, 1995 as the only logical date that makes sense.
In the hon. gentleman's reference with respect to the labour dispute that was settled a week ago by legislation, it might have been a little more helpful had the hon. gentleman been here to vote.