That is the idea. And that is what the federal government is doing when it cuts some advantages and compensates one part of the country more than it should in a budget, while another region must content itself not only with a neutral budgetary position but must also assume some budget cuts without any compensation, as has happened to it time and time again. For example, the 30 per cent cut in dairy subsidies will hit Quebec the hardest. Why the hardest? Since about 50 per cent of dairy products, including cheese, yogurt and ice cream, are processed in Quebec, a large proportion of dairy producers live in that province. So let me tell you that the federal government's $35 million cut to dairy subsidies over the next two years is hitting Quebec hard.
It could even be said that this is a special measure against Quebec and its dairy producers. Where is the compensation for this $35 million cut? Do you know what this represents, Madam Speaker? In Quebec, this represents dairy production losses of around $4,500 per farm on average. In ridings with many dairy farms, like my riding of Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, this represents losses of about $8,000 per farm.
With annual net revenues of $25,000 per farm at the end of the fiscal year, you can say that this federal measure without any compensation, unlike what is being done in Western Canada, reduces Quebec dairy farmers' net revenues by about 25 per cent to 30 per cent. That is the federal budget for you, and that is why we are opposing it, Madam Speaker.