Mr. Speaker, it just seems to be getting worse for Canadian farmers.
Fusarium is a disease affecting cereal crops across Canada. Last year alone it cost $70 million to Manitoba farmers. Manitoba scientists and farmers have been asking the PMRA to authorize an emergency registration of Folicur. Nothing has been done to date even though this fungicide is registered in the United States.
Will the Minister of Health, under his authority, allow the emergency registration of Folicur so farmers will not be devastated by another disaster this year?