Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been running the country for close to a year, and so far he is turning out to be another Liberal disaster, just like Justin Trudeau. First, his ag minister promised an emergency use for strychnine, to control gopher infestations. With spring on the horizon, the time to act is now, before the land gets destroyed. Instead, the Liberals ignored science and common sense and denied the emergency use application.
It does not stop there. Then came the ridiculous traceability regulations that no producer wants and no trading partner has asked for. Ranchers are rightfully outraged. The last thing they need is added uncertainty while CFIA waits for a new chance to impose more costs and red tape. It does not stop there, either, because the same ag minister is shutting down research centres that are vital to the future of the industry. They brought high returns for a century, and their loss will jeopardize the next generation of farmers.
The Prime Minister is just another politician in a long line of Liberals who fail to understand the west and respect the hard-working farmers driving our national economy. The buck stops with the Prime Minister, and Canadians deserve better than Justin Trudeau 2.0.