Mr. Speaker, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board yesterday tried to defend his record of failure at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture meeting, but the facts belie the truth.
At committee, witnesses from the Canadian Cattlemen's Association responded that the minister has not delivered. He insulted P.E.I. producers with 1ยข per pound crop loss, announcing $12 million but delivering $3 million. Now estimates show that the $100 million per year cost of production funding is cancelled, agri-flexibility omitted.
Farmers deserve better. Why do Conservatives make promises and never deliver, especially to farmers?