It must be taken into consideration that, for risk management programs, the government's contribution or lack of contribution is always based on the participant's margin, and that margin will be more and more negative. When a margin remains negative in the long term under this program, it affects the government's contribution. Someone therefore must sound the alrm.
Will the producers be compensated directly or indirectly for the carbon tax? Otherwise, 25% to 30% of farms will be forced to stop production as a result of their lack of competitiveness on the market. Have the stakeholders raised this issue directly with the department or the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food?