Mr. Speaker, I have listened to the member opposite's references to the CFDCs.
There is one thing he neglected to mention. These were created with the key companies in Abitibi—Témiscamingue in 1983 and put in place by the government in 1984. Quebec turns up 15 years later with the CLDs. Are there volunteers?
Quebec Minister of Agriculture Rémi Trudel described the CFDCs a number of years ago as “he finest forum in the regions for concerted efforts; it comes from the federal government”.
Today, I have a question and this is what I want to ask the hon. member: After 15 years of efforts by the CFDCs using federal funding and the money of Quebeckers, this is the finest forum for concerted efforts and yet the member speaks of duplication. They are the ones who want to duplicate. Quebec wants to duplicate what the federal government is doing.
The member referred to the CLDs, which have just been created. They have virtually no funds, while the CFDCs are well established throughout the province of Quebec, Abitibi in particular.
I ask the member whether all this has to be done away with?