Mr. Speaker, the government will do its share and help B.C. farmers. I have had a discussion with the minister of agriculture from the province of British Columbia. We have discussed the way in which the NISA program and the crop insurance programs, which are ongoing programs, available to farmers across Canada can assist. I have also instructed staff members to work with the Government of British Columbia to do all we can within existing programs that are available in both the province of British Columbia and the rest of Canada to assist these farmers.
In the House of Commons on November 17th, 1997. See this statement in context.