The previous government acted. Yes, there was CAIS, but it was inadequate to do the job and instead of using safety nets as a crutch for inaction as the new government is doing, the minister of the day, Andy Mitchell, acted with the following: $520 million for the BSE recovery program, $200 million for the cull animal program, $680 million for the transitional industry support program and 10 others The hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.
Le secrétaire parlementaire du ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire et pour l'initiative fédérale du développement économique dans le Nord de l'Ontario a la parole.