Mr. Speaker, there is obviously one rule for the government and one rule for the board.
The government of Saskatchewan says that destroying the Canadian Wheat Board's marketing system would slash grain incomes in Saskatchewan by at least $300 million a year. The law enacted by Parliament gives western farmers the legal guarantee that before any marketing change, prairie farmers must be given the opportunity to vote on that specific change in a fair and democratic plebiscite.
Will the minister commit himself today to fully respect the farmers' democratic right to vote on this specific issue?