As you know, the industry was dragged kicking and screaming to the table when companion programs were eliminated. That meant that for every 60¢ the federal government put into agriculture in a province, the province was required to contribute 40¢. The problem was that when the APF was implemented, they decided that none of the federal money could be used for provincial-specific companion programs.
You're absolutely right that one national program cannot deal with all the provincial-specific or regional-specific needs. So we would like the provision brought back where provinces can use some of the federal 60¢ if they contribute their 40¢ to design provincial-specific companion programs. In Quebec's case, this would help with the ASRA program or some of its other provincial programs. It would help Ontario bring in their risk management program for the grains and oilseeds sector. It also would allow all the other provinces to define a provincial-specific need and a provincial-specific tool that would adequately address that need in the province.