Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Today one Liberal senator described the AIDA program as a disaster and the application forms as a mad dog's breakfast. Another Liberal senator, former Minister of Agriculture Whelan, said the farm income situation on the prairies was worse than anything he had ever heard.
Spring seeding is approaching and farmers are in dire straits. The AIDA program is indeed a disaster.
What are the minister and his officials doing to correct this bureaucratic nightmare and to actually put some money into the pockets of prairie farmers fast?