This probably won't make you feel better, but you're not alone in not being listened to.
I have a press release from the Government of Saskatchewan. On August 9, at the federal-provincial-territorial meetings of agriculture ministers across the country, seven ministers, those from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba, all the provincial ag ministers, asked for this to be reversed, because it does nothing to help the agriculture sector in our country. You're not alone with this agriculture minister not listening to anyone in the sector.
I'm going to shift to the grain growers. You have some documentation. If you have any other documentation when it comes to capital gains, I'd love for you to table it for this committee. I want to read one of the line items you have here. It says, before June 25, the capital gains tax would have been $3,020,000. After June 25, on an average farm in Saskatchewan, the capital gains payment went up to $3.9 million, an increase of $924,000.
Do you think any farm can withstand that hit and make the next generation viable in farming in Saskatchewan or any other province?