Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank our minister. It's great to see you back. I appreciate the work that you do for our agriculture stakeholders across the country.
I'll just go on record as saying to Mr. Steinley's comments that perhaps he can sub in at the environment committee. I know our minister is a strong proponent for the agriculture sector across this country. Some of those questions would be better placed there, so perhaps he can find that opportunity.
Minister, I just want to put two points on the record about temporary foreign workers. We've talked about this, so I won't ask the question. I'll just say that the $1,500 really means a lot to the stakeholders in my riding. I don't know who would have developed it; I suspect it was you who put some caveats in that if the emergency orders continued, that would basically continue to the next year. I want to compliment you on that. A lot of my producers were wondering what happens when we change years. Kudos to you.
Of course, I have the largest supply managed sector east of Quebec. It is extremely important. We were very fortunate to see support for the dairy processors. I understand that 92% of that has already been given out through the Canadian Dairy Commission. Of course, we're working on poultry with the mitigation measures there.
My questions are a little bit different. There's a major local food movement in my area of Kings—Hants, specifically in the Annapolis Valley. Individuals are looking to try to procure more local food and to work with local producers, whether that be schools or hospitals. I know that schools and hospitals are not the role of the federal government. I know that even procurement at the federal level is not in your ministry, but are these conversations that you're hearing, whether in Compton—Stanstead or elsewhere in the country? Does there seem to be a desire to try to support Canadian producers and procure local food? Does that resonate with you at all?