Bill C-18 committee  I'm not talking about what the Wheat Board did, Mr. Vos.

Bill C-18 committee   Conservative who understood they would have an opportunity to vote under section 47.1 of the Wheat Board legislation?

Fair Representation Act   of Bill C-18 in order to permit the legislative committee to travel throughout Canadian Wheat Board designated areas in western Canada for the purpose of meeting with experts and farmers who would be affected by Bill C-18; and that in relation to its study of Bill C-18, the chair

Bill C-18 committee  I'm sorry, but the reading of the legislation does not prescribe that. The intent isn't disclosed through the words that are used. It simply says you have to have the application approved by the minister. This is a board. This is an interim Wheat Board, which is supposed

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to participate in the debate. I must confess that in the last few weeks leading up to Halloween and after, I feel like I have been participating in some kind of revenge of the Reform Party performance. The Wheat Board is gone and the gun

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, open democracy allows for proper debate and differing opinions. First the Conservative government ignored the farmer-held plebiscite favouring the single desk, then it refused to hold its own plebiscite, then it limited debate in the House on Bill C-18 to three days.

Agriculture committee  No, we thought we were going to get the Wheat Board issue here, and it's not coming here. Growing Forward 2 is critical.

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act   it was on the Canadian Wheat Board and, within hours of the debate getting under way, moved time allocation. That was the first time that bill was actually being debated and those time constraints were instituted. In recognition of the importance and respect of the chamber, in which we all want

Business of Supply   message to the government. We cannot just say I am one person, but I am listening to what the wheat farmers are saying. I do not understand why the member does not listen to what the wheat farmers are saying and support the Wheat Board.

Business of Supply   that is specifically stated in section 47.1 so that if farmers wanted to organize themselves into a marketing unit to maximize their returns in the international marketplace, they could do it. It is unbelievable. The Minister of Agriculture has never done a tour of the Canadian Wheat Board, other

Business of Supply   and said that they may have voted Conservative but that they did not vote Conservative for the purpose of dismantling the Wheat Board. I would remind the member that the word “wheat” did not show up in the Conservatives' platform during the election either.

Business of Supply   the Wheat Board. However, what is also being exposed here is what they are planning on doing with the other marketing boards across the country, with the SM5. I think it will be blatantly clear what the United States, with its subsidized grains, will be doing with those SM5 marketing

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, our deepest concern is that at every trade negotiation the government will be asked to compromise and sacrifice the sanctity of supply management for the same reasons that it has been asked to dismantle the Wheat Board. It is only a matter of time before

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, The Economist, to which I referred in my remarks, addresses that very issue. Small farms out west will cease to exist. This was confirmed by conversations I have had with farmers who are in favour of scrapping the Wheat Board. The average age of farmers is 58

House debate  . On Friday, questions about greenhouse gas emissions were met with a diatribe about shipbuilding, Supreme Court justices and the Wheat Board. We can and should be doing better in addressing the legitimate concerns of Canadians regarding environmental monitoring programs needed to protect