John Barlow at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On March 21st, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 21st, 2022 / 11:10 a.m.

Conservative

John Barlow Conservative Foothills, AB

Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks to the minister for being here. I appreciate that.

On February 1, AAFC announced $28 million for the surplus potato management program in P.E.I., to divert some of those potatoes that weren't going to be exported. However, what we've seen in the supplementaries, which we're here for today, is that only $12 million was allocated for that program.

Is the other $16 million going to be rolled over into the next fiscal year? Where is that discrepancy? Why is that not the total that was promised?

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