Madam Chair, he cannot say that the budget was not passed and the Bloc Québécois is to blame for everything. It is unfortunate, but the budget did pass, as I recall.
It is completely ridiculous to say that the $50 million is not yet in place and in force. Furthermore, the minister did not keep his promises. When he announced the $50 million for the slaughter industry, it was definitely not a question of loans. Now farmers in Quebec, who just put $30 million into their slaughterhouses, are being told that, actually, it will be a loan and not a subsidy. Many slaughterhouses across Canada managed to get subsidies, but Levinoff-Colbex never received a single red cent.
Can the minister stand up and tell us here this evening that the criteria will finally be defined and that Levinoff-Colbex will get its fair share of the pie?