Mind you, I was not casting blame, it was a simple question. I believe the people are entitled to know that the current Minister of Agriculture has been your constituency assistant and your campaign manager in 1993.
I said earlier that it is interesting to look at the record to see what statements you made on specific occasions. On December 12, 1996, the House of Commons was considering the creation of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. You can look it up in the Hansard. At that time, you supported amendments from the Bloc québécois regarding the setting up of the agency, but also the appointment process in this regard. You said that the Reform Party had proposed an amendment to Bill C-60 that said:
No appointment shall be made under subsection 10(1) unless it is approved by a subcommittee of the House of Common's committee struck or established to consider: (a) matters related to agriculture;
There were a number of other subparagraphs. Do you still hold the same opinion on this matter?