Questions On The Order Paper  No final decisions have yet been made on the precise allocation of the $300 million multiyear WGTA adjustment fund. Discussions with private sector stakeholders, including farm organizations, and provincial governments are underway to solicit advice as to priorities. The fund fir

Canadian Dairy Commission Act  moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, through most of 1994 we were discussing the future shape of agricultural safety nets with farm organizations and with provincial governments. In December 1994 we achieved unanimous agreement among the federal government and all of the provinces with respect to the p

Bovine Somatotropin  Mr. Speaker, over the course of the last year, on the recommendation of the agriculture committee, we undertook in co-operation with all of the interested stakeholders, including many in the private sector, a task force investigation of a variety of facts surrounding rBST. We did

Bovine Somatotropin  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Health has referred to the provisions in the Food and Drugs Act and the regulations promulgated under that act which is legislation under her jurisdiction. She has indicated quite clearly what the provisions of the law and the regulations provide. She

Bovine Somatotropin  Mr. Speaker, while not necessarily accepting all the suggestions made in the hon. member's question, I would point out to him that a tremendous amount of information has been made available. There is obviously a difference of opinion with respect to this product. Might I say tha

Bovine Somatotropin  Mr. Speaker, when concerns were first raised about the potential use of rBST, a synthetic product, in the spring of last year, the House of Commons agriculture committee undertook a very useful examination of a number of issues surrounding that question. It produced a report. Th

Bovine Somatotropin  Mr. Speaker, I understand that many in the dairy industry have expressed the concerns to which the hon. gentleman has referred. There are others in the dairy industry who have advanced the other point of view. The existence of the moratorium or the delay is not the critical issu

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, I presume the question relates to the discussion which has been ongoing in western Canada for some time about the appropriate jurisdiction of the Canadian Wheat Board and the issue that some have referred to as dual marketing or other types of marketing options. As

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, if the hon. member had been following closely the developments with respect to barley sales and marketing over the course of the last number of weeks and months, he would have known that the Canadian Wheat Board has had considerable challenges before it in enticing t

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. gentleman knows, there is a substantial division of opinion in western Canada on the issue he has just raised. It is important for all producers, whether they be organic producers or others, to have the opportunity to examine the marketing system and all

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, over the last number of months the Canadian Wheat Board has made a substantial effort to find the appropriate regulatory and other means to accommodate the needs of organic producers. It is my view, which I think is shared by the board, that in the future organic pr

Bovine Somatotropin  Mr. Speaker, as I indicated in reply to the earlier question, the issue that has been raised relates to the jurisdictional responsibilities of several ministers, including the Minister of Health, the Minister of National Revenue, with his responsibility for customs, and agricultu

Bovine Somatotropin  Mr. Speaker, at this point I think it would be imprudent and inappropriate to make any references to the possibility of illegal conduct. Obviously if in the course of these inquiries or any other inquiries that are being made there is evidence that comes to light of activity tha

Bovine Somatotropin  Mr. Speaker, I can inform the hon. member that no further information has been drawn to my attention since the issue was first raised a number of days ago in the House. The issue is obviously one, as he implies in his question, that would involve co-operation among a number of d