First, this program is a federal initiative, so the provinces make no financial contribution to it. However, the Government of Quebec was consulted because that is who manages the renewal program. It also had to be asked to provide funds for the direct option.
This program is a two-year pilot project. It is in its second year. When the program started, we thought there were 17,000 producers, but in reality there were 14,000, a significant drop for evaluation purposes. The fact that some people are participating in the program in the second year will mean that we can do a complete analysis and get information to use for the future agricultural framework.
Thank you.