Thank you for these brief and clear answers. I'm much obliged, Ms. Beck.
Earlier, I spoke to the minister of agriculture and agri-food about the Local Food Infrastructure Fund , the LFIF, for which changes were made on the fly.
I know that you, as an official, are not the one making the decisions. It is nevertheless disappointing for the businesses preparing applications for projects of up to $100,000. Before their applications were even looked at, they were told that their submission might be read if money were found, but that as there were too many applications, there was no money. Apparently, there's going to be a limit of $50,000 for remote regions. When I receive letters from citizens in Quebec ridings, and I go and check out the Internet site, it still says that applications can be for up to $120,000.
Something's not working at the department. I offered you some very constructive comments. These people are working for nothing. It's important to understand that they have lots to do other than paperwork.
For the various parts of the program, have you held any internal discussions about adding some funds soon?