Thank you, Ms. Cloutier.
I think Canadians are fed up with always having to wait for the government to roll out rehashed programs—no pun intended. They'd like to have some food security, but the government is leaving that up to Farm Credit Canada and hoping something will happen. Basically, it's washing its hands of the matter.
You mentioned that the associations you represent and all of your companies process Canadian food. However, I'm concerned about the availability of Canadian food over the next five, 10 or 15 years. There are fewer and fewer Canadian producers. In my riding, there are two vegetable farmers who are selling their businesses because they have no one to take over. That's been the trend. The next generation doesn't want to run this kind of business.
Where are you going to get your Canadian food?
