Madam Speaker, to the hon. member on his question as to what community has suffered pain, most of the communities across the country are suffering pain because we had to take the prudent steps in frugal fiscal management that we took. Canadians asked for it. The communities of Nova Scotia, the communities of Quebec and rural communities all have the same needs. The diversification and the competitiveness by which our farmers must meet the 21st century are parts of the budget.
Farmers in my riding, whether they are dairy farmers, feed producers or cattle producers, have told us to get rid of the subsidies. They said they could compete and would compete. Furthermore the government has allowed funding for transitional development through this period.