39th Parliament, 1st Session

Edited Hansard • Number 131
Thursday, March 29, 2007

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Yorkton Agriculture Forum

Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, CPC): Mr. Speaker, last Friday, March 23, I held my annual agriculture forum in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

I want to thank all the speakers who made the day such a huge success. They provided valuable information to the 300 participants about biofuels, alternative land use, own use imports, environmental farm plans and the Canadian Wheat Board.

I especially want to thank the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food for once again taking the time out of his busy schedule to explain our new government's funding, services, programs and future plans.

I also want to thank the hon. member for Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, the agriculture critic for the official opposition, for coming to the forum. His attendance showed that support for our Canadian farmers transcends partisan politics.

The day's proceedings will be broadcast on CPAC, providing an opportunity for all Canadians, urban and rural, to understand the challenges faced by today's farmers and the need to support our agriculture industry.

I encourage all members, both rural and urban, to ask their constituents to tune in to the CPAC broadcast to learn more about the importance of agriculture to all Canadians.

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CLICK HERE to hear the audio version of Garry's March 29, 2007 statement.