Madam Speaker, to accuse the government of ramming through the legislation is going beyond the credible stage. We have been at this for three years. At some time all good things must come to an end. In this case the debate over the Canadian Wheat Board has gone on long enough. Farmers in the western provinces would agree that the debate has gone on long enough and that it is time to make a decision and get on with life.
Everything in the bill is not etched in stone forever and ever. If there comes such a time that the changes do not work then the appropriate measures will be taken. However, to accuse the government of ramming through the legislation with time allocation is stretching credulity.
If 10 of the 15 members of the new farmer board want to hide things from their fellow farmers who elected them, I suppose that is up to them. If Canadian wheat farmers who elected the majority of members are not satisfied with the auditing procedures of the people who were hired by the board, I have no doubt the members would change it and institute measures that would be more acceptable to the people who elected them.