Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for her question and for her interest in the Canadian Wheat Board. This question and others that have been asked reflect the diversity of opinion in western Canada with respect to the operations and the jurisdiction of the wheat board

Farm Credit Corporation  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her question and thank her for her courtesy in providing me with advance notice of the question. During the 1980s almost $1 billion in accumulated farm debt in the Farm Credit Corporation was effectively written off by the Government of

Farm Credit Corporation  Madam Speaker, I am sure the hon. member will appreciate that it would be inappropriate for me to comment on specific FCC cases on the floor of the House of Commons. I do want to assure her that I will insist that the Farm Credit Corporation deal with all of its clients in a fai

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member pointed out in his question, there are several outstanding issues in bilateral trade in agriculture between Canada and the United States. Those have been under discussion since last November. The work on those issues is still ongoing. They have not

The Late Douglas Charles Neil  Mr. Speaker, it was my privilege to know the late Doug Neil and to serve with him for a term in the House in the 1970s. Doug was first elected as the member for Moose Jaw in 1972 and he served as a member of Parliament until 1984. From 1974 until 1979 it was my honour to represe

Advance Payments For Crops Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. I fully acknowledge the good policy ideas on agriculture which were contained in our red book during last fall's election and which enjoy a great amount of support among farmers and farm organizations in this country, includ

Product Labelling  Mr. Speaker, with the hon. member and all Canadians, I am very proud of the standards that we have in this country in terms of health, safety and the quality of our agricultural production. The question of country of origin labelling is a subject that I am very interested in pur

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. The quotations referred to which were attributed to the Prime Minister could have been attributed to me and to other members on this side. They were made in the context of an action taken by the previous government to remove

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

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

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 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

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