Right.
I've talked to a bunch of young farmers in my riding about heating chicken barns and hog barns in the winter. Certainly here in Manitoba it becomes very cold. We get those cold prairie winds. They have no choice but to use either propane or diesel fuel to heat their facilities and to keep their livestock warm. I haven't talked to one of them who would incur that expense if it weren't absolutely necessary. I also talked to grain farmers. I haven't talked to any grain farmers who fire up that grain dryer unless it's absolutely necessary, because it actually takes money straight off the bottom line.
This is a simple way. We've recognized the importance of farming by exempting farm fuels for use on cropping, and we should extend that then to the drying of that cropping. I think that's just common sense. If we recognize the importance of farming, then we need to extend it all the way and make sure that for livestock facilities and also grain dryers, we have the same exemption in place.
I really appreciate your comments on food sovereignty.