Madam Speaker, I have in my office a photocopy of a cheque stub belonging to a young farmer who lives just north of me. This young man took off some grain during damp weather. Two semi trucks arrived from the grain terminal and he received 61 cents a bushel cash advance. By the time the trucking and the freight was paid this individual picked up a cheque for $1.47. That is as true as I am standing here.
I ask my colleague from Selkirk—Interlake, if this present trend continues in the west, what will it take to save it from complete abandonment of the agriculture industry?