“The government is cutting science and research farms across the country. They are selling off a research farm's beef herd today and ending 140 years of work. I want the minister to step in right now and save this herd and our food research.”

“Madam Speaker, it is a sad day for Canadian agriculture. The historic beef herd at the Nappan research farm is being shipped to auction today. The Liberals are sacrificing 140 years of irreplaceable research and shutting down one of Canada’s oldest experimental farms. More than 70% of the cuts at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are in science and research. As a result, research farms in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are being shut down. Will the minister pick up the phone and save this beef herd now before it is too late, or will he continue to cripple food research in Canada?”

“The government is cutting science and research funding, and we are losing research farms across the country. They spend millions of dollars on foreign food projects instead of researching food here at home. If the government truly cares about Canadian food, they should not cut the research that keeps our food safe and affordable.”

“Madam Speaker, what are the available resources, when 72% of the cuts in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are in science and innovation? As a result of this, we are losing research farms in every single province across the country. Instead of investing in food research here at home, the Liberals spent $22 million on beans for Women of Empowerment in Congo and $8 million on gender-neutral rice in Vietnam. If the Liberals continue to say that food sovereignty is such a priority, how can they be dismantling the very research that ensures our food is safe and affordable here in Canada?”