Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Souris-Moose Mountain for the question.
As Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, I believe one of our greatest resources is our people. In the throne speech the Prime Minister outlined the importance of the people in rural Canada. The resource base of rural Canada can grow and prosper through natural resources, part of which is the production of food, agriculture.
There are many opportunities out there such as the whole component of value added and diversification. I know it because it is happening in my riding of Dauphin-Swan River. We are adding a value to a product we produce. There are great opportunities and as a government we are addressing those and will continue to address those for the greatest resource of our country, the Canadian people.