Our coalition, in collaboration with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, has designed a program that will meet the needs of flexible regional programming and fit seamlessly into the Growing Forward initiative.
We are here today to urge the government to implement a regional flexibility program, which includes funding for provincial business risk management, in the Growing Forward policy framework as administered by Agriculture Canada. Our solution is a federal funding envelope that is designed to allow specific regions of Canada to address unique challenges specific to their region.
Our proposal achieves two goals. For the federal government, it's a more efficient use of money it already spends. For the farmer, it provides long-term predictability for important regional programs. This is done by bolstering regional programs and investing funds where they will do the most good. These regional funds will reach producers who need them the most.