Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure to listen to the lone Tory from out west. It is really encouraging that he is trying to encourage the eastern members of his party to come on side, to Reform's position on the Canadian Wheat Board and we certainly support his efforts in that regard.
My question revolves around the fact that this minister, as the hon. member so eloquently put it, came into this House with an 11th hour amendment at the last point. He has had a year and a half with this legislation. We had it at committee. We have had the travelling road show during the last Parliament and yet he comes in at the 11th hour and accuses the opposition of trying to somehow not better the bill by some opposition members denying unanimous consent to put forward this amendment.
I had some consultation, as did the hon. member, with the minister a couple of hours before he proceeded to bring into the House his last minute amendment. Is his understanding the same as mine that it would not substantively change the inclusion-exclusion process, merely put it into a different part of the act?
Second, will the fifth party be supporting my amendment to send this back to committee? At that time the hon. minister, like all other members of this House, will have ample opportunity to put forward whatever amendments he sees fit once the bill is back in committee.