Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that support from my colleagues.
I want to conclude at this point. Certainly in the next two or three hours I will have the opportunity to go into much more detail than I have done.
I began by saying it is time to reconfederate agriculture in Canada. The time is right and the need is now. I have suggested that we cannot just tinker with policies here and there. There must be a whole new way of doing agriculture based on more distinct and co-operative roles for both levels of government, as much as possible separate from each other and separate from the private sector industry. These suggestions are based on sound economic, organizational and democratic principles.
The first act our Fathers of Confederation passed some 125 years ago was the Agriculture Act of 1868. At the end of this century perhaps we as parliamentarians could have the foresight
and vision our predecessors had, the boldness, the courage, the openness and the good will to develop a new vision of responsibilities for agriculture.
I have sketched out a modest proposal. However, I would urge that we all look at this matter seriously and that we see how we can work smarter and cheaper and that we continue to provide Canadians and people around the world with the highest quality agriculture products possible.
I look forward to discussions with all my colleagues and for the House to vote in favour of this motion. More than that, I hope that serious dialogue will begin immediately with the provinces and the industry.