Yes.
The council was definitely consulted about this change, and we were very vocal. We wrote letters to the minister. We wrote letters to the ADMs. We were part of meetings in Ottawa.
Our council was fortunate, because we were one of 14 across Canada who had experience, under the agriculture policy framework, delivering contribution agreements. We were running contribution agreements and grants side by side. We could tell, and we could confirm, that we'd be doubling the administration, doubling the workload, and slowing flexibility and client service. We had perfect knowledge of that. We disclosed that. We expressed concern. We were consulted again. We emphasized and shared all of our learning.
I think that's what was frustrating: we were running the programs, and we could compare, but we just couldn't get through the points we had to make about our experience delivering contributions.