Mr. Speaker, I do not expect the member opposite to understand that as a producer, as I am, I want a long term solution. I am in this for the long run, as is every other producer in my riding. They want to know that we are here to help them out in the short term, and the government is doing that through advances, but they also want to know that we have a plan to move ahead and that we are working closely with the industry, with the associations and with the researchers to make sure that we address the problems, to make sure that we are competitive long term.
People want to know that their investment is going to be good. People also want to know that the tax dollars that are going to be thrown their way, even if they are advances that need to be paid back, are going to be put to good use.
It is irresponsible to say that we are only here on an emergency debate. I have been living this for five years. This emergency has been going on for a long time and it is time for us to start planning the long term goals to get us out of this mess. It started under the previous government and we are taking the steps to make it happen.