Madam Speaker, there is no doubt about it. Many of the agricultural producers in this country, especially those dealing with many forms of livestock, are facing some incredible challenges, still because of this particular government's lack of influence when it comes to dealing with border problems with the U.S. and because it is not stepping up to the plate when it comes to trying to compensate many of these families. It is a terrible situation.
I know that from my own experience in Alberta. Even though I am not in a rural area, I hear from a number of my colleagues who are doing their best to try to help many of these families, but still the government has not stepped up to the plate and I think it is becoming a very serious problem for many of these families.
On the flip side, as hon. colleagues say, we see, as I constantly referred to in my speech, a blatant disregard for taxpayers' dollars. There are some people who cannot put food on the table, yet we have a Governor General who goes five times over budget from the original cost to take many of her friends on a cultural promotion trip. Although some of this can be very important, there should be a limit as to how much some of these public servants spend, and the Governor General is no exception to that rule. To go five times over budget, especially when farm families are starving, is completely unacceptable.