I'm sure a lot of people in this area would like to see some work done on the Trans-Canada Highway. The federal government has been willing to work on this issue but it is an area of provincial jurisdiction, and we've been told, quite frankly, to keep out of it. I hope in the future we can come to some agreement with Saskatchewan and the other provinces to develop these major highways. I know this is the kind of priority that is important to people. On posterity . . .
Farmers seem to have long memories.
I'm not old enough to remember Otto Lang, but some farmers still take his name in vain. I would be very happy if people would remember me as a minister who happened to oversee a period that has brought a tremendous amount of change in every aspect of agriculture in this country. I would like to be remembered as someone who managed that change by allowing everyone with a stake in the industry to have their say. It may have been impossible to please everyone, because some interests are diametrically opposed - everybody is just not going to agree on some of these contentious issues. But I would like to think that I would be remembered as someone who was willing to listen to everyone, willing to treat everyone fairly.