Mr. Speaker, the tainted beef crisis is the second major crisis to shake the Canadian meat industry in less than five years.
This meat recall fiasco is strangely reminiscent of the mess surrounding the listeriosis crisis. Every time, Canadian producers and the entire agri-food industry are the ones who pay the price. It also costs the Canadian economy billions of dollars. That is the price of Conservative cuts.
Canadians have a right to know.
Why does the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food refuse to accept his own responsibility in the current crisis?