Thank you, but you did not give me a model of compensation. Producers who had the misfortune to find out that their potato crop was affected by this sickness or infestation need help to start a new production because they had invested everything they had in the lost crop. I thought you would be able to suggest a solution. Talks are presently ongoing with the government and we have no solution. I am like other members here. We are being presented with a shopping list but actually there is no answer. I would like you to suggest a couple of solutions to help producers of corn, pulse, canola or whatever. I would like to have answers for each crop. You are presenting us with a shopping list and the government has to choose in this list a solution to help farmers produce a crop, rather than the farmers themselves deciding on what to produce. Government can help in some cases, but I want to have your opinion on this matter.
On April 19th, 2007. See this statement in context.