Mr. Speaker, instead of firing off cheap shots, the minister might want to get out and actually do some work to help people in the north.
Farmers and consumers agree that public scientific research is required to solve problems of debilitating crop diseases, like wheat rust and soya bean root rot. The Auditor General blamed the government's funding cuts of 20% and 6% over the past three years for reducing the amount of peer-reviewed research that helps producers. Cuts to peer-reviewed research mean harm to farmers' incomes and threats to food security across Canada.
Will the minister commit today to reversing cuts to agricultural research funding?