Mr. Speaker, I attended the BC Tree Fruits annual general meeting recently, where I heard of the poor state of our apple growers. Many said that they are near bankruptcy because of increasing costs and decreasing prices and the flood of cheap apples coming across the border from the U.S. due to a trade dispute between the U.S. and China.
To make matters worse, our apple farmers' exports to China have now been reduced and inventories are starting to pile up.
What are the Liberals going to do to help our orchardists?