Mr. Speaker, that does not change the fact if the farmers do not accept the programs.
Let us talk about the dairy industry for a moment. In 1995 the government signed the WTO agreement that failed to protect Canada from imports of dairy substitutes. The import of butteroil/sugar blends has reduced the market share for Canadian dairy farmers, resulting in lost income.
Why is the government doing nothing to correct its incompetence at the international negotiating table?