Mr. Speaker, the minister of agriculture promised farmers bankable assistance in December. It is now May and, while application forms have gone out, not one cheque has been cashed.
In our minority report we identified $500 million in farm input taxes, costs and user fees which could be eliminated today without waiting for any application form.
The premier of Ontario has heeded that advice. He has cut sales tax to farmers because he knows lower input costs help farmers now not later. When will the federal government follow suit?