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House Hansard - 3

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 24, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 3 - Nov/24/21
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Nov/24/21 3:15:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, how many times was agriculture mentioned in the throne speech? Not once, so it should not come as any surprise that the Prime Minister's first decision on agriculture was to end the export of our potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the United States. There was no consultation with the premier and no consultation with the farm families that will be devastated by this decision. Islanders are already having a tough time making ends meet because of Liberal inflation, and yet the Prime Minister is intent to destroy one of their most important industries. This decision was based on politics, not based on science. Will the Prime Minister reverse this crippling, self-imposed ban of our potato exports?
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Context: House Hansard - 3 - Nov/24/21
Mr. John Barlow (Foothills, CPC)
  • Nov/24/21 3:17:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, obviously the Prime Minister has no idea what I was talking about, but maybe he should ask his members of Parliament from Prince Edward Island, who have not said a single word about this decision. With the stroke of a pen, the Prime Minister has devastated Prince Edward Island's potato industry. This is crippling for those farm families, like the Roses in Souris and the Ellis family in O'Leary. Will the members of Parliament from Prince Edward Island stand up and tell the Prime Minister to reverse this self-imposed ban on our potato exports to the United States, yes or no?
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