Mr. Speaker, how many times was agriculture mentioned in the throne speech? Not once, so it should not come as any surprise that the Prime Minister's first decision on agriculture was to end the export of our potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the United States. There was no consultation with the premier and no consultation with the farm families that will be devastated by this decision.
Islanders are already having a tough time making ends meet because of Liberal inflation, yet the Prime Minister is intent to destroy one of their most important industries. This decision was based on politics, not based on science.
Will the Prime Minister reverse this crippling, self-imposed ban of our potato exports?