Mr. Speaker, in September I held several meetings in my riding of Peace River. The majority of those attending were farmers who are extremely concerned about what is happening to their industry.
They told me of how they were proud to have chosen the noble task of providing food for Canadians and for people from other countries in the world.
They told me of the devastation caused by 20 years of stagnation in farm income and the devastation caused by escalating input costs.
They asked if anyone in Canada cares if they survive or if they must accept the fate of bankruptcy and retraining for some other job at the age of 60.
They are afraid that governments are not concerned about their fate or the fate of the entire sector of agriculture.
Is that what this once great country of Canada has come to, capitulating to the European Union and the United States and abandoning our once proud farmers?