Mr. Speaker, I wish the hon. member for Frontenac had paid more attention because I did not say anything about research and development and he rose and said that I had. As far as his comments on genetic evaluation and milk recording are concerned, he should be informed, if he is not already, that the dairy farmers of Canada have been quite willing to sit down with the government to talk about getting involved in the management of genetic evaluation and the milk recording program. They recognize as producers they will benefit from that. The government is working very closely with them on the transition in order for them to be able to do that.
No part of the argument he made explains why he cannot still have the top dairy cow in Canada in his riding, other than the fact that he wants to hold on to his seat because probably someone in the Prince Edward-Hastings riding may very well take that record away from them. There are some very good dairy producers in Prince Edward-Hastings.
I thank and commend the province of Quebec for the role it is playing in the ongoing discussions to work toward a one-pool price system for milk in Canada. Most of the provinces recognize that is the direction in which we are going to have to go and should go in order for us to meet easier the challenges coming from outside the borders of the country.
In conclusion, I would point out to members opposite, as the minister did, that with respect to their reference to the balance between what was done in the WGTA versus the dairy industry, the WGTA reform package is not in any way inconsistent with the position set out by the Quebec coalition on the WGTA in a letter to the minister of December 1994. They are here barking up one tree while their representatives have told the minister in the past that they agree with the manner in which it was handled.