Mr. Speaker, I served as minister of agriculture and agri-food and rural economic development for a short time before Parliament was dissolved. Like my colleague, I represent a riding that is home to many supply-managed farms. In fact, my riding has the largest concentration of supply-managed farms east of Quebec. Therefore, I fully support the supply management system.
The importance of any given bill is debatable. What is crucial right now is political commitment. Bills can always be amended. Under the Prime Minister's leadership, my Liberal colleagues and I, hopefully with the help of my Bloc Québécois colleagues, will protect supply management and support our supply-managed farmers.