Mr. Speaker, the minister of agriculture recently announced that Quebec farmers will get an extra $50 million outside the federal disaster relief program to cover losses they have suffered due to the ice storm.
Farmers in the Peace River region of B.C. and Alberta have endured two disastrous years due to excess moisture. Farmers in the maritimes have suffered under the worst drought in a decade. If the minister is going to change the rules for central Canadian farmers, will he show the same flexibility and compassion toward eastern and western farmers so they too can qualify for federal assistance?