Mr. Speaker, to be quite honest, I am absolutely astounded by the hon. member's comments. He seemed to want to use his entire 10 minutes of presentation to slam the Reform Party. I agree with one point the member made. Farmers are not looking for a handout. He is quite correct. I think that is universal all across the land.
The reality is that farmers do not have a level playing field. It is fine for the hon. member to talk about taking a strong position in the WTO and negotiating it, but what do farmers do in the meantime. That is what the motion is all about.
Whether or not the hon. member wants to get out of Ontario and face reality, the reality is that farmers are going broke while the government talks and designs a program with so much built-in accountability that it does not deliver any help to farmers.
Why does the hon. member not wake up, smell the coffee and understand what is happening on farms in western Canada?