Madam Speaker, our farmers are paying the price for the Americans' overproduction problems. The state of Wisconsin alone produces more milk than our entire country.
Supply management receives no tax incentives. It actually operates on its own. I am sick and tired of our farmers being used as a bargaining chip any time the export-driven model of the United States has a problem. They are looking for a new market for their overproduction problems.
Furthermore, in the United States, their dairy industry uses bovine growth hormone. We do not know if that is going to be present in the milk. We know it causes serious problems for cows in the dairy industry. For animal rights groups and those who are concerned about the health and welfare of animals, we do not know what is going to be in our milk.
I would ask the parliamentary secretary to check with supply managed farm groups, because they are more than angry at the Liberal government. I think he is quite out of touch with the reality on the ground.