Mr. Chair, I know my friend is located in the middle of cattle country and all of his neighbours are involved in this. I think he has been involved in the past so he knows about this from personal experience.
He touches on a very big issue. My friend knows, of course, that we heard the throne speech yesterday. One of the issues the Prime Minister always talks about is western alienation. He says he knows it is real, but do we know what? If he knows it is real he sure does not know what to do about it. Here is what to do about it. I could go into all the things that I have talked about before, such as Senate reform and all those kinds of things, but actions speak louder than words.
What do we do when there is a crisis in western Canada? We act. We do not form a committee. We do not talk about some program that is in place that is not working. That will not do it. In fact, do we know what that will do? That will make people even angrier. The government has to begin to act, not have more studies, not have more acknowledgement, not have a listening tour.
Come and act. Give us the money.