Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food just said “as I keep telling my cabinet colleagues”. The question is, how many times does he have to talk to them?
He also said to the leader of the New Democrats “If and when there is a program, it will be announced before Christmas”. That is cold comfort to every farmer who is in desperate straits right now.
Why is the government continuing to put this off? Is it if? Is it when? Why will it not be today to help our Canadian farmers right now?