Mr. Vincent Roddy:

Coming to the chair first, I assume his or her independence would be taken for granted and that he or she would operate in an independent manner. It comes back then, as Mr. Keane said, to his or her competence, which is critical. The chair must understand the role, what is required there and where the pitfalls are. He or she must also understand there may be times when people are trying to take advantage. That is critical.

On the board, as was said, six is a low number. Mr. Keane mentioned ten and we would say ten or maybe 12, like the apostles. Again, it is critical that farming groups and primary producers are included at that level. One would be looking at five or six on that basis. Six is definitely low. I understand the board cannot be increased to 30 to 40 people because then it just becomes impractical but I do not have problem with doubling the board up to 12, which is what we are saying. That would give us something to work with. It will also given an opportunity, if there is a need, to have some committees on the side as working groups.