Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a few comments to the hon. member.
I am not sure that the hon. member or the members of the government realize that the matter of protecting the viability of the Canadian sugar industry is at stake with this bill. It has been brought to my attention in the past week that if the U.S. actions continue to go unchallenged, which are in this bill, by the Canadian government Canadian companies will close many operations of the sugar industry.
In my area there is a possibility the Lantic Sugar Refinery will close January 1, 1995 if this bill goes unchallenged in the manner in which it is presented at this time.
I have been told that little did the government know that the U.S. took the opportunity to severely restrict our already limited ability to export to the American market when it tabled its market access commitments. This deals with the Canadian sugar industry.
Can the hon. member tell me what the minister is going to do about this? We only have about a month to go. It can mean 1,700 jobs in the sugar industry if we allow the bill to be passed in the manner in which it is written.