Mr. John Cuddy:

In the O'Connor case, which I appreciate is under appeal, Mr. Justice White was critical of the fact the Department had spent a lot of time negotiating a charter that has no binding effect in law. It does have a guiding effect, but the judge argued the Department should be held to account where it has entered into an agreement with farmers and should enforce that agreement. Certainly, our members would like to see full enforcement of the charter.