Agriculture committee  I'll just quickly address the notion that.... Excuse me.

Agriculture committee  I've raised this question before. I really have to wonder, who's listening?

Agriculture committee  My comment is that I had to go to a lot of work to reorganize my life and my schedule to be here today. I'm a new mother, I'm a farmer, and I'm a small-business owner, in addition to that. It was a four-hour plane ride, and all the way here I had to ask myself, will there be anybody around that table at the standing committee who is actually going to listen to me?

Agriculture committee  [Inaudible--Editor].

Agriculture committee  Yes, I've heard the same comments.

Agriculture committee  The board doesn't know what I need to get in order to break even on my farm. They don't know what the break-even point is, what the cost of production is. Therefore, how can they possibly find a price that is best suited for my farm? Price isn't even always the issue. Proponents of the board say that the Wheat Board gives them a fair price.

Agriculture committee  I'll give it a go. You mentioned the destruction of the Canadian Wheat Board. I can assure you that the wheat growers will have no part in the destruction of the Canadian Wheat Board. We are adamant that the Canadian Wheat Board must remain as a viable, strong, and competitive option for farmers.

Agriculture committee  Thank you for inviting the Wheat Growers to appear before you today. My name is Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel and I'm the president of the association. I won't take up your time citing my credentials. I feel the only credential you really need to know about is that I am a producer. The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is a prairie-wide voluntary farm organization.