Hello everyone.
I, too, am very pleased to join my colleagues of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
My first question is for you, Mr. Forbes. It's a general question about the amounts announced today.
First of all, I was very happy to finally see announcements concerning agriculture. Parliament shut down on March 13. However, it is now May 5 and these are the first announcements of direct support. However, the amount is rather disappointing. We are talking about $252 million in total. Compared to the United States, which offered $17 billion in support, that is about 12 times less money, all things considered.
Do you think that will be enough?