That is so kind of you, John. Thank you.
I will be very succinct here.
I think we need to recognize Mr. Frew's contribution today in coming to Toronto.
The last time we had a pre-budget consultation with Minister Flaherty, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association sent someone all the way from Saskatchewan to present in Toronto. It's interesting, because at that time, we were still dealing more with BSE issues than we were with the hog industry.
It's certainly a stacking of challenges you're facing. We've tried to put into place something that's effective. I know that dollars for an exit strategy seems like a last-ditch effort to try to salvage an industry.
I'm very interested in what your proposal is here, but has the Canadian Pork Council, Martin Rice et al., looked at this? Are they supportive of it? Does it make sense to them?