Mr. Speaker, the minister is not even meeting with his counterparts on his trip, and he is proving to be as ineffective as his predecessor. Harvest on the Prairies is coming to an end, and Canadian farmers are still enduring tariffs imposed by China on canola and pulse products. Exports of these crops to China have halted. They need relief, but the government is slow to act. Ahead of a meeting with the president of China, the Prime Minister says that things will take time. Meanwhile, farmers' bins are full and there are no new markets for them to go to.
With food prices skyrocketing and farm profitability dropping, Canadians want to know this: Is the Prime Minister getting a deal done, or will he come home empty-handed yet again?