Mr. Speaker, I remind the hon. member of what we inherited in 1993 which caused us to take a very serious look at the future of not only support to agriculture but support for all Canadians, a $42 billion deficit. In spite of that and with that saddle on our back, we have worked with the industry to put in place a safety net system to support the Canadian agricultural industry. We are continuing to work with it and we are presently reviewing that support.
In the House of Commons on November 17th, 1998. See this statement in context.