At the federal level, I think you'd likely have to leave some of the discussion and decision-making to the provincial level as to where the priorities might be. For instance, the prairie shelterbelt program might be one that works well, whereas in other areas of the country it might be something different. I think we have to recognize that with climate change and climate adaptation it's going to be different, depending on where you farm and what types of crops you are growing. There are a number of things that could be revisited. One of the things I would stress is that the environmental farm plan program, from what I've seen on our farms, was an excellent program. I know in the province of Ontario the funding has declined dramatically for that. I think more emphasis on cost-shared funding would help stimulate investment in mitigation measures and that would likely work across the country as well, but identifying the priorities should be very localized.
On January 31st, 2018. See this statement in context.