Mr. Speaker, yes, as I noted in my remarks, I think there is general agreement on both sides of the House. I do not know why there has been continued inaction on this file on the part of the government when many of its own members have expressed the same empathy for the producers and the same concern for their constituents as we have on this side.
It seemed to me, in listening to the take note debate last Wednesday evening, that there was virtual unanimity in the chamber on the need for an immediate cash infusion to sustain the backbone of our beef industry in Canada. Therefore, yes, there is.
He asked what effect this has. I think all of us recognize that there is a growing average age of farmers in Canada. Farmers are getting older and older because less and less young people are farming, and it is because of situations like this. They do not see any hope. Why would young people stay on a farm trying to eke an existence basically on the equity that their fathers and grandfathers have been able to build up when there does not appear to be a very bright future for farmers in Canada. Part of that I would blame on the government across the way.