Agriculture committee  I do not.

Agriculture committee  I've seen that organization in operation for quite a few years. I've seen how they relate to the world, I know how they relate to farmers, and I certainly know the benefits they provide for farmers.

Agriculture committee  It's no secret from most of the producers I talk to that it just will not exist under the proposal, so I don't know if you need to say much more than that. I was in the Canadian Grain Commission office inquiring about something, and the woman there had just had a phone call fro

Agriculture committee  Yes. When I was on the advisory committee of the Wheat Board, we knew there were even a lot of people on there who had passed away. We made a deliberate attempt—

Agriculture committee  Sorry.

Agriculture committee  To give you a direct answer, I have to give an example.

Agriculture committee  In light of that, our farm was incorporated, so we'd have one entity in FIPA, and that lets me out. I'm a big part of that financially and every other way. I phoned the other day, and I'm not on the list.

Agriculture committee  No, I haven't.

Agriculture committee  My son is on the farm. I'm out there every spring driving a tractor, and I drive the combine every fall.

Agriculture committee  As strange as it might seem, my granddaughter is a mouthpiece for the wheat growers—

Agriculture committee  —and was here the other day, as I understand it.

Agriculture committee  I could give you some history.

Agriculture committee  Yes. I ran across the general manager of the chicken board in Saskatchewan in the Winnipeg airport, on the way to Ottawa. He said, “For God's sake, who's next? Is it the chicken board? Is it the egg board? Is it some vegetable board? Is it the supply management?” He said, “Who in

Agriculture committee  It's so bizarre—I can hardly believe it. Who's driving this train? It's a group of wheat growers. They have no credibility whatsoever. I want to go through that. They wanted to get rid of the statutory rate, which was good for farmers. They wanted inland terminals. My son hauls,

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, gentlemen. I had a report that I sent in about six days after I received my notice to appear before the committee. Obviously it didn't get printed in the two languages, so I'm going to do it verbally. You might think by the look of me that I'm a little