Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague for Chatham—Kent Essex made the point that we can look forward to the future with optimism and pride. Can he explain to the farmers of the Annapolis Valley, especially those who in the last three years have been faced with drought and those who have just in the last three or four years come into business, who cannot take benefit from the AIDA program, how they can have pride and optimism for the future? Not supporting these farmers is deplorable and it cannot and should not be tolerated.
In the House of Commons on October 18th, 1999. See this statement in context.