You say there was no consultation. I can assure you that the Quebec Minister of Agriculture at the time was very surprised when this program was announced. Today we see that the program is going to be terminated, again with no consultation.
The rules have been changed. I am seeing a lot of ad hocery in the management of this program. I have the impression that when the program was started what they had in mind was wanting to help the poorest producers. The reaction was that this was not what had been asked for. Still, no one can refuse $500 million dollars going to the poorest producers.
According to your figures, about $140 million was spent last year under the Canadian Farm Families Options Program. I would like to know how much money you plan to spend this year. Is the $500 million allocated to this program really going to be spent?