Last year, recommendations by the mitigation working group that was created by the government in October 2018, in which we have actively participated, were submitted to the Minister of Agri-food on program and financial impact of the dairy processing sector. This is based on the government's commitment to full and fair compensation to the sector producers and processors. We are hopeful that the coming budget will instill much-needed confidence in the future of dairy processing in Canada through an announcement regarding a dairy processing investment program.
Rightly done, these two measures, taken together—TRQ allocation and a processor investment program—could fairly and fully compensate Canada's dairy processing industry. Only through such mitigation measures will the dairy processing industry be able to safeguard existing jobs and investments in Canada while continuing to invest in its future.
We again thank you for your time and consideration on this important topic. We'd certainly welcome any questions at the appropriate time.