COMPTON, QC – While Stephen Harper denies support for Ontario farmers, a Liberal government’s National Food Policy will support flexible funding for practical, predictable programs, such as the Ontario Risk Management Program (RMP), Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said today.
“A Liberal government will be there for flexible, bankable farm programs built from the ‘farm up, not Ottawa down,’” Mr. Ignatieff said at an announcement with Liberal candidate for Compton-Stanstead William Hogg.
“That means we’ll have flexible funding for programs such as the Ontario Risk Management Program, where Stephen Harper has told farmers ‘no.’ Stephen Harper abandoned farmers in his failed budget. Only a Liberal government will support farmers with practical programs that give them the flexibility they need.”
A Liberal government has committed through Canada’s first ever National Food Policy to restoring AgriFlex to its original mission of supporting regionally flexible programs, such as the RMP in Ontario.
“For five years, the Conservatives have turned their back on farmers. Their misguided priorities of $6 billion for more tax breaks for the largest corporations, $13 billion to build U.S.-style mega-prisons and $30 billion to buy stealth fighter jets means they can’t address the priorities of farmers,” said Mr. Ignatieff.
Liberals are focusing on what really matters: giving every Canadian the tools to succeed in the years ahead. We can strengthen families – without raising your taxes on families or making Canadians wait another five years for help – if we stop the Conservatives’ corporate giveaways and the billions they’re wasting on jets and jails.
