Mr. Speaker, the dairy farm investment program is a total failure. No surprises there.
Many dairy farmers have hit a wall and will not be able to get the compensation they are owed because the program is underfunded. It is ridiculous. In less than a week, the program already handed out $125 million of the $250 million, while the losses are estimated to be at least $750 million. CETA comes into effect tomorrow and dairy farmers must and want to invest right now.
Will the Minister of Agriculture allocate more money to the dairy farm investment program or not?