Mr. Speaker, it has been nearly three years since farmers lost their preferential status under the United States' Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, and they have been losing significant amounts of money for even longer than that because of this Liberal government's inaction. This issue, which has now been transferred to the Minister of Innovation, is being bounced around like a hot potato.
Our fruit and vegetable producers are tired of the government playing ping-pong with their industry.
When will the government take its responsibilities seriously and implement a payment protection system for fruit and vegetable producers?