Madam Speaker, the tragedy here is that farmers feel like they are begging for their own money.
CUSMA has been signed, and that free trade agreement is being enforced. International goods have already started coming in.
When the agreement was being negotiated, the government was in a rush and wanted it all to be resolved immediately. However, when it comes time to compensate farmers, it is always next year, it is always later.
Our farmers would have rather kept their supply-managed market. Now, farmers are not asking how much the cheque will be for; they are asking when the cheque will be in the mail.