These comments are direct quotations from the Hansard
documents.
Horse Registration
Mr. Myron Thompson
(Wild Rose, CPC): Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention that
Agriculture Canada together with Equine Canada has decided that it is
urgent to register horses in Canada, thereby creating a sequel to the
Liberal gun registry. The facts are that most horse owners do not know
about this proposal, nor are they members of Equine Canada.
I am curious as to why the
minister has committed $300,000 to this proposal. Could he enlighten the
rest of Canada as to why he wants to register horses?
Hon. Wayne Easter
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
(Rural Development), Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Agriculture
is always interested in positive change for the industry and moving it
forward. If we are to continue programming for the industry, we need to
work with the industry in terms of how it wants to move forward. That is
exactly what the minister is doing in this regard.
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