Mr. Speaker, I want to acknowledge the contribution of three agricultural leaders in the riding of Compton—Stanstead.
I want to mention the work done by Antoine Doyon, who completed a seven year mandate as president of the Fédération régionale de l'UPA de l'Estrie. This agricultural producer from Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland is involved in the production of grain-fed calves and he is the president of the Fédération des producteurs de veaux du Québec.
I also salute Noël Landry, who is taking over from Mr. Doyon as president of the UPA de l'Estrie. Mr. Landry is a dairy producer from Cookshire and he is the vice-president of the Fédération des producteurs de lait de l'Estrie.
Finally, I want to mention the appointment of Philippe Véronneau, from Coaticook, to the Service de médiation en matière d'endettement agricole. I am proud to tell the House about this farmer, who has over 38 years of experience in the business.
I want to conclude by saying that, like many others, these three high level producers have been hit hard by the mad cow disease crisis.