July 4, 1935 (17th Parliament, 6th Session)

Mr. LUCAS:

I realize that under this section we cannot fix a price, but I do believe there should be something in the bill to the effect that the fixed price should bear some relation to the cost of production or be a price which would enable the farmer to carry on. There is a possibility that the fixed price might be set so low that the board would not get any wheat at all, and if that should happen this bill would be of very little benefit to the producer. I wonder if the Prime Minister could see his way clear to meeting that difficulty.