André Bellavance at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On August 18th, 2008. See this statement in context.

August 18th, 2008 / 6:10 p.m.

Bloc

André Bellavance Bloc Richmond—Arthabaska, QC

I'm going to ask you to answer yes or no.

With regard to the cuts in aid to producers with regard to BSE, is that a falsehood that was reported by the media? Was it a matter of being able to save $24 million over three years by cutting aid to producers for inspections for BSE, that is to say mad cow disease. Is that correct?

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