Lianne Rood at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On May 5th, 2020. See this statement in context.

May 5th, 2020 / 6:05 p.m.

Conservative

Lianne Rood Conservative Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

My question is for Mr. Forbes.

I put myself in farmers' shoes today. I'm a farmer myself. I have been talking to many of my constituents, and the minister has been telling us that they're there for us, to hang tight and be patient, and that they're working with industry. We've been waiting for months and months only to find out that the funding that's available is not new funding. Some of my farmers are facing bankruptcy.

I just wanted to ask the question again about the $125 million under AgriRecovery. Is it new money, yes or no?

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