Mr. Speaker, the federal deputy minister of agriculture was in Nova Scotia on Monday for a press conference with the premier to announce that Nova Scotia was finally joining the federal farm aid deal.
Everybody was led to believe that Nova Scotia was receiving $7.5 million in new federal dollars for farmers. The provincial minister said it was this guarantee of $7.5 million which eventually convinced him to sign Nova Scotia on to the federal deal.
Why did the minister of agriculture lead Nova Scotia farmers to believe that they would receive $7.5 million in federal aid when in fact the actual figure is $3 million less?