The reality, Mr. Speaker, is that the government left it in the other chamber controlled by its Conservative senators.
The reality is that the more we learn, the more we find out that warning signs were ignored and that the minister has simply failed to act. In fact, he cut back funding for food safety, let plants regulate themselves and now refuses to clean up the mess. The agriculture sector and the beef industry need leadership and stability, but the minister's mismanagement is putting the livelihoods of communities, industries and farmers at risk.
When will he do the right thing and resign, step aside and let somebody do the job properly?