Thank you, Mr. Devolin.
I'm going to ask for a little homework from everyone. We're out of time, but I do have one question--actually two--surrounding the BRM.
Every time I go out and talk to farmers—and I'm a cattle producer myself—I'm not hearing a whole lot of support for a CAIS-style program or a lot of support for a margin-based initiative, so I need to be sold on this. CFA is suggesting this; we're hearing it from the provincial organizations. Definitely, through the discussions that have taken place, through the consultation across the country, there has been a lot of talk about a margin-based program. So I want to know why this and not something else. It hasn't worked as far as many producers are concerned, so I want to know, in a written submission, why a margin-based program?
Secondly, we have all this talk about more provincial programs, more companion programs. We are a trading nation. How do we make sure that those programs don't put us over the top and create some sort of trade retaliation?
I'm a cattle producer living through the BSE crisis, so I know exactly what happens when we get initiatives taken by other countries and how it hurts us right in the pocketbook. So I ask that you do that.
With that, I thank you all for coming in today.
We're going to suspend for a minute or so to clear the table and bring in our next witnesses. We will extend tonight till quarter to six to deal with everybody in a proper manner.
Thank you very much.