Madam Speaker, I do not represent an agricultural community although the preservation of the agri-food industry and the preservation of strong agricultural production in this community is of great concern to me and to my constituents.
I am not an expert, as the member well knows, although I understand his need to make these statements and ask these questions in the House. He knows this is not an area of expertise for me and it would be unfair of me to even try to provide an answer to the kinds of questions he has asked.
I am sure the minister would be more than happy to share with him any reviews that have been done to provide whatever level of briefing he would like to have provided to him and to answer any questions he has.
I am quite surprised he is asking these questions in the House of somebody he knows does not have expertise in that field instead of already having sought those answers from the minister. After all he has had over two months to follow up. I would encourage him to do that since I know the minister would be most happy to co-operate in providing him with any documentation and any explanations he needs for his constituents.