Mr. Speaker, this is June 1994 and July 1995 is very close. By the time the minister is done consulting, the transportation minister will have implemented the changes.
If this change to the subsidization of grain transportation had been made when agricultural reformers in the west had first advocated it instead of waiting until we were forced to make these changes by a GATT agreement, Canadian farmers would have had a much better chance to adjust. This is part of the price that prairie farmers are paying for a Liberal government that is playing catch-up ball instead of getting ahead of the game.
What is the government's plan and timetable for enabling western grain producers to adjust quickly to market based freight rates?