There was a skills part of that program to try to get some help out there to the people. Again, some key criticism of this program that the minister used to make his decision came from a former minister. Obviously the minister of the day has listened to comments like Mr. Easter's in making his decision.
Mr. Easter also goes on to say on August 1, in a news release, that this announcement is a clear demonstration that government is blaming farmers rather than farm policy for low incomes. Of course that's not true, but a typical comment from Mr. Easter. I'm quite sure there's no partisanship involved there in any way. More criticism is coming.
Mr. Easter also condemned the program for implicitly suggesting low farm incomes are the result of unskilled or inefficient farmers. If I were a farmer, I'd be a little disappointed in hearing from a member of the agriculture committee that he actually thinks there are that many unskilled or inefficient farmers out there.
I know this government and this minister certainly don't—