Fraser Tolmie

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for a real question, and I am so sorry I was not there when he came to my riding. That is just a bit of contention. I did go to Barrie, and he was not there. To answer the question, farmers need relief. They need a government to understand what they actually do. They feed Canadians and they feed the world. Any time we put taxes on them or we make things [plus]

Saanich—Gulf Islands Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the MP for. There is an old saying in military circles: Amateurs talk strategy; professionals talk logistics. It is as true on a farm as it is in an army. Getting a crop in the ground and off the field is a logistics exercise from start to finish to have the right equipment in the right place at the right time with fuel in the [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I recognize the fact that I have been here for five years. The Liberal Party has been in power for 11 years. Its members have failed to listen to the Conservatives, who have been calling out warning signs for years to be able to actually protect Canadians from the challenges we are facing globally. There has been no response. They have always said that they have had it under control, [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I always like to try to find the centre and a solution that appeals to everybody. We have tried to do that from our side, but we have been shut down by the Liberal government every time we have tried to propose something. I am always about value added, especially in the agriculture sector with regard to the crops we are shipping off, and that is open to all areas. We do have a [plus]

Mr. Speaker, we have had an exchange of questions throughout my intervention and throughout her intervention about some commonalities we are facing and some of the challenges that farmers in my riding are experiencing. I would like to hear what kinds of impacts she is facing in her riding with food security and the increased costs of fuel, and how that is affecting her constituents.

Mr. Speaker, I spent the summer travelling the communities of Moose Jaw, Lanigan, Watrous and Outlook and everywhere in between, listening to the people I am honoured to represent. In those conversations, I heard the same thing over and over again: Canadians are tired of watching Liberals spend on insiders and pet projects while families struggle to make ends meet. Farmers are struggling just to [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I know that this is not only questions, it is also comments. I would like to make a comment regarding my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands. I thank her for her intervention. I know she is not a millionaire. I know she is not a billionaire, but she does have a heart of gold. I thank her for the words that she brought forward.

Mr. Speaker, I think what is being lost on the Liberal side is the compounding taxes that happen and how they translate to the consumer when they either go to the grocery store or buy everyday products. I would like my colleague to expand on that, because explaining it another time might help the Liberals understand.

Mr. Speaker, one thing I have noticed is that some of the policies the Liberals are bringing out now are obviously Conservative policies, but the difference is that when Conservatives were conceiving these policies, they were for a vision to insulate us from the issues and challenges that we are facing today. Would my colleague agree that it is too little too late from the Liberals, whereas if a [plus]