Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Agriculture.
The Bloc Quebecois has affirmed many times in this House that the Minister of Agriculture must treat all producers fairly, including Quebec producers, regarding the Crow rate issue. The minister remained vague on the issue and, when the 1995 budget was tabled, we saw that the compensation offered to eastern dairy producers was not fair.
Does the Minister of Agriculture realize that western producers will be compensated for the loss of the Crow rate subsidy, but that eastern dairy producers, who will also be hit with cuts, will have to face the consequences of the budget without compensation?