Mr. Speaker, it has been my honour to be part of the legislative committee tasked with focusing on the marketing freedom for western farmers act.
When implemented, this legislation will allow western Canadian grain farmers, including those in the B.C. Peace River region, the opportunity to finally decide when, where and how they sell their product.
We are not killing the Canadian Wheat Board, but quite the opposite: we are allowing it to compete in an open market.
I think David Wuthrich, president of the BC Grain Producers Association, said it best in a local news article:
We want choice, it's not that we want them to disappear. This is their opportunity to show they are the best option, and so far they haven't done that.
I personally agree with Mr. Wuthrich, but we do have a long way to go and a short time to get there. I am proud to say this freight train of freedom is coming soon to western Canadian wheat farmers near us.