Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister for International Trade.
Many Canadians are asking how we got into this farm crisis. High taxes here in Canada and massive foreign subsidies.
This year the European governments will pay their farmers over $60 billion. The U.S., not to be outdone, will match European subsidies. This has all the makings of an all-out trade war.
Will the Minister for International Trade phone his U.S. counterpart to work together to reduce these foreign subsidies in Europe to protect our Canadian farmers?