Madam Speaker, I appreciate the words of the hon. member who just spoke.
I recall back in the early 1980s when the debate around the Crow rate, at that time the western grain transportation subsidy, was conducted in the House. The farm organizations and the people of Quebec were very supportive of the western farmers and the desire to maintain a strong transportation link for the export of prairie grown grain. That support carried over and a good number of changes were prevented from being made because of the alliance between western farmers and farmers in Quebec.
I wonder if the hon. member has given any thought to the current debate brought on by the budget over the Western Grain Transportation Act. Can western farmers count on the Bloc Quebecois and the farmers of Quebec for support in maintaining this transportation subsidy?