Absolutely. That brings us to the amendments to the Canadian Wheat Board Act that the minister has decided to bring in. What are the amendments? They give more control to the minister and the government, more control at a time when they are asking farmers to accept more risk. That is not tenable. If members look at this legislation they will see countless times that different matters "have to have approval by the minister of agriculture and the Minister of Finance".
Specifically, section 18(1) has been added to the act, requiring the directors of the new board to follow any directions given to them by the governor in council. It is apparent that the board has become merely a puppet board to be controlled by the minister of agriculture.
In conclusion, it is absolutely essential that the agriculture committee travel to western Canada. It will fill its members' ears as should be because this is a badly drafted piece of legislation and does not reflect what farmers want. I encourage the committee to
take as much time as possible and travel where people live to discuss this as a very important issue to farmers.