Mr. Chair, the lady in question will be pleased with this answer because she has been seeking compensation for two years. The federal authorities and the Financière agricole du Québec have always been at loggerheads. Everyone passes the buck and no one wants to deal with the problem. I thank the minister, as we will now solve the problem.
The minister spoke earlier about products with 98% Canadian content. When I was on the committee, even though I am not a farmer, I asked the chair whether sugar cane is grown in Canada. She answered that all sugar is imported from Cuba. The minister tells me that there is sugar in Alberta. I hope it is not oil sands sugar. She told me that sugar cane is not grown in Canada. That is why the 98% rule is not acceptable. I remember that in committee even the Conservatives voted for the 85% rule.
Why stubbornly refuse to accept the 85% rule, as recommended in committee, rather than the 98% rule?