Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to the hon. member's remarks. Although there was a lot of doom and gloom in his remarks, that really does not surprise me. We recognize and the minister has said that there is indeed a farm crisis in western Canada that we are trying to deal with. However, there are some positives in agriculture. I would like to know where the hon. member and his party stand in terms of where those positives are.
I have heard mixed remarks from his colleague, the member for Brandon—Souris, on the supply management industry. He goes on and on attacking the Canadian Wheat Board, which is an agency that maximizes returns to producers.
The hon. member will know that in his province there is a big supply management industry in terms of dairy and poultry, which are models of development for rural Canada. Where does he stand on those industries? Is he supportive of them?