Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his comments. I am as sure as we breathe here today that Agriculture Canada is undertaking research and development. The hon. member is probably correct in the sense that we cannot
increase funding and many aspects of our government have been curtailed. That is just the way it is.
I can assure the member that research and development continues as we breathe today. Indeed I find it very hard to accept this concept of lack of initiative. As we stand here the minister of agriculture is in southeast Asia promoting new markets for agriculture in Canada. It seems unbelievable that the member would think this way.