The special meeting of the Canadian Wheat Board was packed to the rafters on Tuesday night.

There was no shortage of passion when it came to the debate over the future of single-desk marketing. More than 400 people turned out to hear arguments from the Board of Directors of the Wheat Board, and to let their own voices be heard.

The conservative government is expected to eliminate the Wheat Board's monopoly in the fall sitting, something the board is hoping to prevent