Mr. Speaker, let the record show that government members would not allow this question period to be extended so that they could answer that question. They have not tabled anything in the House. They have not told us how many people were in support of it.
On the second point, why we are limited to 10 minutes, it is because they invoke closure. They do not allow open debate. They talk about it being a $6 billion industry. If that is the case, why are they not debating it?
We who represent the farmers, the producers on the prairies, have no other option but to split our time so that we can speak up on behalf of our constituents because the government is limiting our time.