Thank you, Wayne, for the question.
There has to be a genuine effort to recognize that one size does not fit all, but I think that's what's going on at the national level. With regard to the most recent example, which Ernie mentioned in terms of the hog program that's been announced, that hog support program will likely provide some benefit to larger western Canada producers. The fact of the matter is that many producers of significant size are western Canadian hog producers. We have a very, very small number of farms that would come close to the size of some of the farms of western Canada. The program that has been announced was announced to try to reduce hog supply. Oversupply is certainly one of the issues that have to be addressed, but the Maritimes do not contribute to that problem.
AgriFlex is a new program that's been announced federally and is supposed to help address the regional differences in agriculture across the country. If there is a real and genuine interest in recognizing those differences, then the other national programs that are announced have to recognize those regional differences as well.
We received some commitments at the federal level recently that the federal government wants to work with us to sustain our red meat sector, so to help us sustain our hog sector here, we need some regional differences in the program that's just been announced. I think that's the missing piece. If there is a real and genuine willingness to make that happen, then those programs can be tweaked so that they work well for all regions of Canada, so that it's not just a blanket approach.
If we really are committed to the buy locally campaign, if we're committed to environmental sustainability, and if we're committed to not being completely reliant on imports for our foods, then there has to be a genuine effort put forward to make sure there is regional recognition in these programs when they are announced across the country.
I don't know if that answers your question, Wayne.