Thank you very much, Mr Chair.
Mr. Davidson, you were saying that living conditions for fruit and vegetable growers are already difficult. I recently had the privilege of attending an evening organized by the Quebec Produce Growers Association. People were very happy about getting together for dinner and a pleasant evening. However, it ended fairly soon, because they headed home to get to bed early.
Do you know why? It's because the temperature had dropped to ‑4 Celsius that evening. Most of the people there had been up most of the night, some sleeping for a couple of hours and others not at all. That's because they were out there hosing down their crops in an attempt to save at least some of their crops. Many of the people there told me that they had lost everything and that they would have to replant. But they came anyway. That's what I call resilience.
When we talk about climate change, we're also talking about water management, which is going to become a major problem. We are all aware of the fact that the soil has dried out because of global warming. It's become obvious in our forests and everywhere else. These people are exposed to it all the time, one hundred per cent. That's why I was happy to hear you say earlier that the sector deserves security. Hats off to you for that.
There's something I'd like to emphasize, and that is that there are growers, but also wholesalers. Many small growers go through wholesalers to sell their produce. The bottom line is that protecting our growers is something that needs to be studied more thoroughly. If the act allows the wholesalers who sold the fruit and vegetables to be reimbursed, then it's important to make sure that the money automatically goes to the growers.
Have you looked into this?