Madam Speaker, certainly the extremist NDP is quite clear in that central planning and socialism is the way to accomplish things. That the NDP has never become the official opposition in parliament throughout its long history is testimony to the fact that Canadians do not buy into a central planned economy the way the NDP would have us believe.
If 75% of farmers want to be involved and sell their grain through the Canadian Wheat Board, I have no problem with that. But why would we force the other 25% who do not want to market their grain through the Canadian Wheat Board to do something that is against their economic best interests? Can the hon. member explain that to me? Why would they be put in jail for doing that?