Madam Speaker, that is not the reassurance that Canadian farmers want. He is telling them exactly what they already know. Absolutely we have the best-quality canola in the world and it is a $27 billion industry for Canada. Unfortunately, 40% of everything we grow here is exported to China, our most critical trading market for canola, which because of Liberal bungling and ineptitude we have lost.
The frustrating part is that it was not mentioned in the throne speech. It is just the next level in the things we have lost. Our pulse exports to India are down by $600 million. We have lost durum wheat to Italy and barley to Saudi Arabia. What does it take for the Liberal minister to meet with her counterpart in China, which she has not done, to try to address this situation?