Mr. Speaker, the same weekend that XL laid off employees, it also sent out a statement criticizing CFIA's re-certification process. How did the minister respond to this attack on his own department? He called it a “private sector business decision”, once again shirking his own responsibility for this fiasco.
Sadly, it is Canadian farmers and ranchers who are going to be hurt the most from Conservative mismanagement.
Why is the minister washing his hands of this and why will he not stand up for Canadian farmers?