Mr. Speaker, the member is very accurate in his statements. He is exactly right about what the wheat board did. I have heard that story many times from some of the guys who were very strong board supporters, but when they got $9 off the combine two falls ago, all of a sudden that changed. They realized what they could get by selling through grain companies. They got very excited about the opportunities available to them. Especially now, when they look at the problems with Canadian rail and how they can suddenly deliver straight into the States or other alternatives, they are doing that. They are very creative people.
There is actually a very strong fallacy in terms of wheat board logistics in this area. It would not have done anything better. In fact, it would have made it harder to ship canola and oats. It would have congested the system even more. We know what the wheat board was like when it operated.
Farmers now are well ahead of where they were before and are better off in so many ways because they have a system that gives them some flexibility in how they make their decisions and do what is right for their operations.