Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My questions are for Mr. Friesen, of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
In your brief, there is a paragraph in which you talk about the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program, CAISP. You clearly say that the existing program needs to be completely revamped. For example, in my riding, the whole farm income — even if the farm is diversified — is taken into account in the eligibility assessment, when some crops might be profitable while others are not.
For the committee's benefit, could you provide some concrete examples to show what the weaknesses of the current program are, and why the government needs to take action quickly. That table in your brief showing the drop in net farm income speaks louder than words. It clearly illustrates the crisis now facing the industry. I think that revamping CAIS — if it was done properly — could provide part of the solution.
Could you give us some concrete examples?