Mr. Speaker, I know the member for Selkirk—Interlake has farmers in mind in terms of the farm crisis and I want to back him up, but this is not a western issue and I do not believe people on this side of the House believe that it is in fact a Canadian issue.
His remarks lacked specifics. There is a funny thing about the farm crisis. If one has not experienced the farm crisis personally it is very difficult to understand the loss of pride, the loss of one's heritage and so on.
Does the member have any specifics? Would he support utilizing the Farm Credit Corporation in some fashion to deal with this crisis? Would he support introducing green programs? Are there extra tools that the member could offer that the farm debt mediation board could utilize in terms of dealing with this crisis?