Mr. Speaker, it is closing in on midnight and I think it would be proper to thank everyone for staying this late this evening, the minister, the parliamentary secretary, colleagues across the House, and of course all the hard workers in the House, including the pages. It is worth mentioning that there are even some people in the gallery. I do not think people realize how seriously we are taking this issue. It is nice to have them here this evening.
I want to address one thing. The previous speaker lauded the government on what it has done. There has been an announcement that the farm improvement loan program is being taken away. This will negatively impact Saskatchewan.
I mentioned earlier that in Saskatchewan the situation is particularly cruel. We have gone through everything from drought, to grasshoppers, to frost, and the trade impact. In Saskatchewan this was particularly bad. When I heard about the farm improvement loan program cancellation, I also understand that it will really impact us negatively. I would appreciate hearing the member's comments on the farm improvement loan program cancellation.
On our relationships with the U.S., I do thank our own side here which has done a lot, including our leader who did meet with President Bush. I am sure things did improve considerably after that meeting.