Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to the remarks made by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, and there is something I do not understand in her remarks. She seems not to be telling the whole truth.
For example, she said this was an extraordinary budget for the agricultural sector. She may be right if she is talking about the agricultural sector in western Canada, but she forgot to say that the agricultural sector in Quebec is really penalized by the rules put in place by the present federal government. Here is an example. The transportation of wheat used to be subsidized, which allowed all Canadians and people all over the world to buy wheat at a lower price. It also allowed Quebec producers to buy wheat for the production of poultry, pork, eggs and so on.
So what did the government do? It decided to subsidize western wheat producers directly and, at the same time, to eliminate the dairy subsidy that was paid to Quebec dairy producers. Is it not gross injustice? Maybe the member should say that clearly to this House and to the people of Quebec who are watching.
I remember working very hard to prevent subsidies from being paid directly to wheat producers. It was a lot more equitable to all Canadian producers when the government subsidized the transportation of wheat instead of subsidizing wheat producers, and I say it again, to the detriment of Quebec and Ontario agricultural producers.
I would like the member to give me a clear explanation and to tell us the whole truth on that subject.