We're going to share our time. Thank you.
This is the first time I've come here, so this is all new to me. When they asked me to come, I thought, wow, what do I know about that? But then I thought, especially when I saw the witnesses, I know a little about farming; my riding is a farming community.
My wife and I raised eight kids in the country, and for the first 20 years we were poor. So I know a little bit about poverty. I'm not claiming to know everything about those issues, but I understand, and it's hard to appreciate that unless you've experienced it yourself.
I'm wondering about the government's commitments to agriculture, and I think, Ms. Martz, you made some fair statements about the farm program. The reason it has been put on hold is because there was such a backlash to it. Farmers just were angry about the fact that we would suggest that there...and I think it's $25,000 that was the minimum wage and not $50,000, but we did infuse $1.5 billion in 2006 and $1 billion in 2007. You mentioned the $550 for the family options.
Just quickly, is our government going in the right direction with farming?