Mr. Speaker, my question is for the minister of agriculture. The minister knows that western farmers are in crisis. Net farm income is down 70% to 84% since last year. It is the lowest since the depression. European and American governments are backing their farmers. Farmers are telling me in Craik, Tugaske and Nokomis, Saskatchewan, that they cannot pay their bills now from last summer.
When will the minister of agriculture announce an emergency aid program for farmers in crisis?