Mr. Speaker, the minister could go on but the farmers will not be any better off. I can guarantee that.
The $1.1 billion that is supposed to come out every year is in a program that has a rolling effect to it. In fact, if the money is not paid out, it rolls to the next year and then to the next year. What we will be seeing is farmers not getting $1.1 billion a year like they have in the past.
This agriculture policy framework is putting less money into the pockets of farmers and the minister had better explain to farmers why that should be.