Mr. Speaker, I would like someone serious to answer me.
“There will be money”. What does that mean? This government has been in power for eight months and the agricultural income crisis still has not been resolved.
I want someone serious to answer me.
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food wants to talk about money. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food promised that Quebec would get its fair share of the $950 million budget for agriculture. However, Quebec's producers got only $50 million because of the method for calculating inventories, which the minister has described as “the best system around”. What a nice way to compensate Quebec's producers.
How did the minister come to the conclusion that Quebec should receive only 5% of the money, when Quebec represents 18% of Canada's agricultural activity?