Thank you, Chair, and thank you to our witnesses.
I'd like to start with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association for my first question.
You've detailed the troubles that COVID-19 has brought about for your sector, the rolling backlog of livestock that exists because our meat-processing plants were shut down and are now operating at a reduced capacity. There is that backup in our feedlots, and of course it's going to crash into the cow-calf season coming up later this year.
I wanted to drill down specifically on AgriRecovery, because that's the program that has funnelled some money through to help you deal with the pandemic.
I think the phrase “a drop in the bucket” was mentioned in connection with whether this program is going to be able to help you over the long term. How much more is going to be needed, and is AgriRecovery over the next year going to live up to its name and actually help producers recover from this massive shock to the system?