Dairy Industry  Mr. Speaker, I certainly thank the hon. member for the question. Since Canada and the United States are continuing to discuss possible solutions to a variety of outstanding bilateral concerns in agricultural trade, including some that affect the dairy industry, my public comment

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I am very honoured to join in this debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne at the beginning of a brand new Parliament and the beginning of the mandate of our new government. In that government I am very grateful to have the opportunity to repres

Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, I appreciate both the comment made by the previous member and the question just asked by the member from my home province of Saskatchewan. With respect to the situation prevailing at this present moment the short answer to the member's question is that the new reg

Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, I am fully aware that opinion in some parts of western Canada is very sharply divided upon the method of marketing barley. The short answer to the member's question as to why the system is no longer in place as it was temporarily in place in the latter part of 199

Speech From The Throne  I am pleased to have the opportunity to briefly respond to the question. I am sure we will have other opportunities to consider the questions raised by the hon. member in greater detail. The member certainly has touched upon some vital questions in terms of the future of Canadian

Grain Transportation  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. Obviously the issue of grain transportation, and in particular the Western Grain Transportation Act, is a subject that is under active consideration by this government. The previous government had established a number of pro

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I do not know exactly what the source of the hon. member's question might be, but if it is based on some of the speculation in the media about what may or may not be under discussion between Canada and the United States I would advise the hon. member that speculatio

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. These discussions with the United States bearing on a number of agricultural commodities are presently ongoing. I am sure the hon. member will understand that I must for obvious reasons be rather guarded in what I say publicl

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. The question he has raised is one of broad policy considerations. I must admit that in the last number of days I have been focusing more importantly on the immediate concern with respect to the work stoppage on the west coas

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, as I am sure the hon. member will know, as a western Canadian with a great deal of interest in the health and well-being of the western Canadian grains industry, I am very anxious to pursue every conceivable possibility that will enhance the position of western Canad

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I do not think it is helpful, in the context of the circumstances existing at the present time, to speculate about the proposition the hon. member has raised. It is extremely important for us to urge the parties to assume their responsibilities, to get back to the b

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question about a very serious issue in the Canadian cattle industry. Canada's first case of BSE was diagnosed in December of last year in Alberta. The cow was originally imported from the United Kingdom in 1987. Continued access for C

Canadian Milk Board  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. He is right. There was an unfortunate delay in the delivery of some dairy cheques in late December and early January. That delay resulted from communication problems between the Department of Supply and Services and Canada Po

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question. Under the previous government and in conjunction with provincial governments a process is under way to review and revamp Canadian farm income safety net programs. That process resulted in a conference last week in Winnipeg involving the fed

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, the problem in Canada with BSE disease in cattle in the last number of months is a very serious one. It is very troubling to livestock owners. They obviously recognize the problem of not dealing with the disease but also recognize the very traumatic consequences that