These comments are direct quotations from the Hansard
documents.
Producer Assistance
Mrs. Lynne Yelich
(Blackstrap, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the BSE crisis has put our agriculture
industry on the brink of disaster.
In Saskatchewan net farm income is down 177%. Imagine the Liberal action
we would see if that party fell that fast and hard in the polls.
While the Prime Minister busies himself with scandal, the agriculture
industry is sinking. Where do the farmers turn? Why does the Prime
Minister have time and money for his Liberal friends but nothing for our
struggling farmers?
Hon. Bob Speller (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.): Mr.
Speaker, I appreciate a question on agriculture in the House today. It
highlights the importance of the desperate situation being faced by many
farmers and farm families across this country.
The Government of Canada has responded. We responded in terms of BSE. We
have also brought in a new program, CAISP, that will help farmers in the
future deal with their farm income situation.
The Government of Canada clearly recognizes the trouble in agriculture
today and we are working to resolve it.
The Speaker: The right hon. Prime Minister on a point of order.
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