Madam Speaker, I applaud my colleague from Cumberland—Colchester for his comments. He demonstrates that this problem is a very broad one. He demonstrates how the dairy industry is being hurt by the BSE problem. Not long ago we heard from the member for Drummond, who talked about the problems in Quebec.
I think we also need to talk about and look at the impact it has had beyond agriculture. From this perspective of central Canada, the public of Ontario probably does not realize that the agricultural business industry in Ontario is second only to the auto industry. We can imagine the impact this will have down the road for the people of Ontario.
This is not just about people who live on farms. It is about the people who live in small communities. We can imagine cashflow coming to a halt and how that would impact business. In fact, as my hon. colleague is a former private entrepreneur and was in the business field, I would like him to comment on how it would impact all the small communities in his own riding.