Mr. Speaker, the only thing more distasteful than this policy is the government's refusal to take responsibility for it.
In 1996 the first farmer to be charged with selling outside the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly was found innocent. Immediately the minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board rushed out to change the regulations, ensuring that all subsequent charges would result in a conviction.
When will the minister admit that he is personally responsible for sending those innocent farmers to jail?