Thank you very much for your question.
I've been hearing right across the country that it's extremely important to have this support for our growers. We did a campaign. Some of you may have received letters from constituents in your ridings. Over 320 have come in. Considering that what farmers do is farm, the number of letters that have come in is quite substantial. That is evidence of the support for it.
It's been mentioned before that the supply chain here supports roughly 250,000 jobs. Having this bill will allow the food system to be much more resilient, and it will provide the financial certainty for, as you mention, an essential sector, essential not only for the economy but also for our health—fruit and vegetables. It's going to enhance the affordability and accessibility of fruit and vegetables to Canadians across the country and, as has been mentioned, it will not cost the government anything.
As we've heard also, it will help reinstate the PACA in the United States so that growers who want to expand or who are doing business in the United States and who depend on that market can also be sure that they will be paid down there as well.