Thank you, Mr. Chair.
And thanks to you, Mr. Minister, for appearing here this morning. Obviously, this was high on our agenda, to meet with you as early as possible in the mandate.
One of the concerns that the general populace of farmers has in this country is your plans for CAIS long term. I realize there are many concerns in his room this morning, but I want to start there.
During the election campaign a few months ago, your party suggested that we get rid of CAIS. I haven't seen any overtures on your government's part to speak to the provinces in terms of getting them to the table to sign off. You are using this program as the delivery mechanism for the current program of $950 million. I'm just wondering what, in the long term, your plan is. Is it to continue to use CAIS as the delivery mechanism, with modifications, or is it to get rid of it but use this as a short-term carrier for programs?