Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's intervention may have been more effective if it had accurately portrayed some factual information.
The hon. member said that there is absolutely nothing for agriculture in the budget. I guess the fact that under business risk management we had projected to spend $2.2 billion over two years but we are actually committing an additional $700 million to go to agricultural producers is nothing. It is not surprising that to the NDP $700 million does not mean anything.
I guess the fact that the AMPA program, which provides the ability for producers to get advances in the spring and in the fall to market their products, has been extended to beef and other livestock producers in the budget does not mean anything. The NDP does not understand the importance of beef producers having access to that program.
The federal government in the budget was very clear about the CAIS deposit. The member asked why we have not gotten rid of it. He knows full well that to do that requires the provincial governments, at least 8 out of 10 of them with 50% of farm cash receipts, to agree to it. Did he mention that? No, he did not.
What parts of those initiatives in the budget does the hon. member reject?