Mr. Speaker, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food expressly amended Bill C-4 to specify that CWB directors will be elected by producers. That was supported by all parties and by all major farm organizations.
The word “producer” is a defined term in the act. It includes actual producers and those who are interested parties legally entitled to share in a portion of an actual producer's crop. This latter category obviously, in some cases, includes those who are administering the estates of interested parties. It is up to farmers themselves to ensure that the information shown in CWB records is accurate and up to date.