Could the minister advise the House on that point? Hon. Ralph E. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food): 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 wes
tern Canadian grain farmers properly within the context of national
public policy., The precise ...[+++] question he has asked in terms of labour relations and other issues affecting the west coast grain handling situation must be put within that broader national context of overall policy considerations with which the Minister of Human Resources Development, with his particular responsibility for labour, would be intensely involved.
La question que pose le député relativement aux relations de travail et aux autres points intéressant la manutention du grain de l'Ouest doit être située dans le contexte national plus vaste des considérations politiques générales auxquelles le ministre du Développement des ressources humaines sera, bien sûr, étroitement mêlé en tant que ministre responsable du travail.