Madam Speaker, there is no question in what the hon. member for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell just said. The name of his riding is so long, it reads like a newspaper. My point is that the Western Grain Transportation Act has been in force for 98 years. It has always cost billions of dollars to operate. Yes, Transport Canada did reduce the amounts involved gradually, from year to year.
If you look at the books, you will see a sum of $560 million mentioned in there. Did you know that grain was stored in hopper cars, shipped to Thunder Bay and then back to Vancouver? This system was administered by our governments, and the Liberals have been in power almost all the time since 1960. The Liberals just watched hopper cars travel back and forth at taxpayers' expense. Let us pay.
Now, they want to save $560 million in the future, while paying out nearly $3 billion. This is a disgrace.
How much is there for Quebec farm and dairy producers in there? Nothing, as usual; in fact, they have to make further sacrifices. Madam Speaker, our colleague, Mr. Landry, would have a question, if you would recognize him.