Mr. Speaker, the minister of agriculture and the government have been aware of this problem and have acted with all the haste possible in order to fix the problem.
Hon. members opposite only learned about this problem from a television program. The people on this side of the House were aware of it before it was televised and publicized.
This government believes that in order to get an effective settlement and an effective solution we need to discuss these types of issues with all of the stakeholders involved. There are many people who will be affected by the changes which are being brought forward. The government and the minister of agriculture needed to have full discussion with these people to devise the best solution possible for the people of Canada.
People on this side of the House believe in consultation and long term effective solutions, not solutions which will come unravelled overnight because of lack of preparation and lack of thought, which is what the Reform Party would like to see happen.