Mr. Speaker, the agriculture minister began his remarks by saying that the situation is not too bad. I would remind him that was the theme of R.B. Bennett's speeches in the House a long time ago. He might reflect on what happened to R.B. Bennett.
We have to get real in this discussion. We appreciate the minister's presence here. Could he give straight answers to the following questions? We made six proposals for fixing the situation. Could he tell us whether he supports: replacing or reforming AIDA; providing tax relief now; asking finance to readjust the budget priorities; reforming crop insurance to include disaster insurance; expanding NISA for the long term; and, leading an emergency trade mission to Europe and the United States and getting the Prime Minister engaged?
Does the agriculture minister support those specific proposals for dealing with the situation, yes or no?