Mr. Speaker, I certainly agree with much of the sentiment that the hon. member has expressed. The whole issue here has become for a long time not about health or safety, not about science, but it has been about politics. The government has failed miserably to cut through the political BS and actually solve the BSE problem.
Other than this bloody government, all of us recognize the reality that the CAIS program is not working. It is not working whatsoever. My leader, the Leader of the Opposition, has called upon the government to utilize some of the $3 billion contingency reserve funds to properly address this issue with a program that works for farmers and delivers the money.
The parliamentary secretary just got up and bragged about the $4.8 billion. Why are farmers still going broke in this country then? It is because the money does not reach them. It does not get to the farm gate. I wonder if the member would support our call to use the contingency reserve funds for this emergency.