Mr. Speaker, I know there are undoubtedly a lot of members from both sides of the House who would like to pose a question to the hon. member who just spoke in reply to the Speech from the Throne.
I listened with great interest to his remarks. I note that he said, “We know who we are. People who need help will get help”. Those were direct quotes from his speech.
Western beef producers know they need help and they know who they are. I wonder if the government knows who they are because when I looked through this pathetic Speech from the Throne, it said:
The Government is dedicated to Canada's farm economy and to taking the steps necessary to safeguard access to international markets and to ensure that farmers are not left to bear alone the consequences of circumstances beyond their control...
The government has just had another three months of holiday and this is the best it could come up with, when farmers in Prince George, Peace River and farmers across western Canada are hurting. Where is the help it promised? How can the Liberals sleep at night?