Mr. Chair, there is no question, and I am sure all hon. members would agree, that many farmers and farm families are suffering because of this and the fact that the programs the Government of Canada and the different provinces provide will not impact every single farmer across the country. There is no question that farmers, such as the one the member talked about, are at risk. Banks are there and they are calling on them.
Next week I will be meeting with some of the banks to talk to them. I will be meeting with groups, such as the Farm Credit Corporation, and other groups that are there holding them. I will try to give them assurances that the Government of Canada is doing everything that it can to open up the border and to speed this along quickly, and to give them the assurance that these farmers should be able to carry on.
I cannot tell the House tonight that I can do something to save every farmer in the country but I can say that the Government of Canada recognizes the problem and it will do whatever it can to help deal with the impact this is having on farmers and farm families.