Excellent. Thank you very much.
Mr. Lefort, you and other witnesses have said the agri-food sector needs review and support in the next policy framework. The current policy framework focuses largely on primary agriculture.
How do you see the programs functioning in the sector?
The goal is to avoid red tape. One of the measures announced in last year's federal budget is an investment credit, a superdeduction to modernize both the equipment and the buildings in our processing plants.
Personally, I prefer tax credits because they involve less red tape and there are no programs to manage and no conditions to meet. All people have to do is go to their accountant, who figures out whether they're entitled to it or not.
How do you think the provinces and the federal government should support the agri-food sector in the policy framework?