Mr. Speaker, last week I travelled through northern Saskatchewan to meet with farmers in Spiritwood, Big River and Meadow Lake.
Their message was loud and clear: their concerns are being ignored and they want a member of Parliament to champion their interests in Ottawa.
There is huge anxiety out there, and it is real.
They are troubled that Canada has lost its largest canola market and they do not know why their MP is doing nothing to get this issue resolved.
They know the carbon tax disproportionately hurts rural communities and will raise the price of everything.
I can only imagine what they would have to say about the Liberals giving Loblaws $12 million to buy new freezers and fridges out of taxpayers' dollars.
As well, they know the tanker ban and the no-new-pipelines bills will hurt the economy and kill jobs.
Our Conservative team will always stand up for rural Canadians, and we will oppose bad policies and out-of-touch politicians who ignore their concerns.