Thank you very much.
Programs definitely play a major role in the life of a producer. Mr. Eyking mentioned NISA, an old program that worked well for farmers. Now, it is AgriInvest. It is a similar program: a producer invests money in AgriInvest, and the government matches every dollar invested. The producer can withdraw his money at any time. That applies to the first 15%.
This is definitely a challenge in the development of federal programs. We want to help producers but, at the same time, we do not want to hide the market's realities. If the market changes over a long period of three, four or five years, we do not want to hide that fact, because we would not reflect the reality. So, it is difficult, because we want to provide assistance, but we must also recognize that the market may be different.
In my riding, as I mentioned earlier, we have supply management and it is very important. I am a strong proponent of supply management. We can see that it provides stability for producers.
Here is my question to you. As I mentioned earlier, in Saint-Isidore, which is a village located in my riding, egg producers are young and they operate under a supply management system, while dairy farmers, who also operate under a supply management system, are older. I would like to know if there is a reason for this age difference. After all, there is a supply management system in place, a quota must be bought and the price to pay to get in the business is high in both cases.
Do you notice the same thing here, in Quebec? Can you think of reasons that may explain the difference in the average age of egg and dairy producers?