Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My thanks to the witnesses for being here with us today. I am pleased to see you again at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
During the election campaign, we had the opportunity to talk to our constituents and producers. One issue that came up over and over again is business risk management programs. If I'm not mistaken, changes were made in 2013. The government slashed those risk management programs. A few weeks ago, producers from Manitoba brought to my attention the fact that the number of people using those programs has dropped from 13,000 to 8,000.
On your side, have you noticed whether the number of people using those programs has dropped since those changes? Could you tell us why the use of the risk management programs has decreased?