Madam Speaker, I think we sometimes forget that P.E.I. potato farmers have made sacrifices at the behest of the federal government to ensure their sales were within Canada. The sacrifice they made on Canada's behalf should surely be reflected in the aid the Canadian government gives them at a time of exceptional crisis, a crisis that grows from one field, not from several fields. The support that has been given so far is not only inadequate, it puts at risk an industry that is fundamental to the future of that province.
In the House of Commons on March 20th, 2001. See this statement in context.