The main problem we experienced with the AgriRecovery program is that it took at least 20 meetings between the federal and provincial governments before a framework for AgriRecovery was established. Then it took 18 months before the program became available to producers. By that point, deficits had already been incurred, and loans had already been taken out.
In addition, what we've seen in Quebec is that the funds didn't go to the producers who needed it. Eligibility required higher expenses. Normally, if you have higher expenses, it means you tried to harvest as much as possible. Those who lost entire fields didn't have higher expenses, since they had plowed—
