Mr. Speaker, I might remind the hon. member that the money would have been out there sooner, but over 50% of the applications did not come in until after August 1.
If the applications do not come in they cannot be dealt with. We are dealing with them at the rate of 1,500 applications a week. Over $220 million has been put out to farmers already.
I assure the hon. member and the House that the $900 million in the AIDA fund will go to farmers. The applications are indicating that it will. They say $900 million is not meaningful. I think $900 million is meaningful. It is even more meaningful when the $600 million of provincial money goes with it, to make $1.5 billion.