Mr. Speaker, western Canadian farmers have been inundated with advice from Ontario members and members from downtown Winnipeg, but what they do is listen to their own.
This is what a farmer from Manitoba, the vice-president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, said:
—this change is all about improving the bottom line for farmers, restoring our property rights and creating greater prosperity throughout the prairies—
Ending the CWB monopoly creates the opportunity to reverse that trend and encourage much-needed investment in the wheat and barley industry throughout western Canada, including Winnipeg.