I see you are very familiar with your issue and your line of chat as a windmill salesman.
You talked about the industry in Matane and the Gaspé, in terms of making the blades. But I'm going to talk to you about the village of Baie-des-Sables. I first want to address the question of collateral damage. The village of Baie-des-Sables is in the centre of a 79-megawatt wind farm built by Cartier Énergie Éolienne. I know that the municipality and farmers have benefited from it. Four or five years ago, a windmill might net a promoter about $125,000. The farmer who had a windmill on their land got $1,500 or $2,000. Myself, I didn't think that was very equitable. However, you say it's income for the farmer, and I can't deny it. On the other hand, the price of houses in Baie-des-Sables has fallen because when people see the wind farm the decide not to buy a house there. That is collateral damage.
In terms of agriculture, I would like you ti give me some figures. Each windmill is built on farmland or on a private woodlot. I would like to know how much farmland is lost to agriculture each time a windmill is built.