Mr. Speaker, the much touted fiscal update delivered today leaves some alarming questions for Canada's agricultural producers.
In his comments, the minister used the BSE crisis as a crutch and an excuse for missing the mark on his budget projections. The only response to the BSE issue from the government was a flawed program that left producers wondering who got the money because they sure did not.
What guarantee can the minister give that the money from the newly proposed program will go directly to producers?