Mr. Speaker, if we put the forward thinking of the producers, the provincial and federal governments into the perspective of any good group of people in business, they plan for a time down the road that might not be as good or might not be as bad as today. That is forward thinking.
I commend the industry, the provincial governments, my colleagues on this side of the House, and those who sat before us on this side of the House for putting in place a system to prepare the industry for those future times.
Yes, it is a joint contribution, in comparison to the United States, but it is very significant. I said very clearly that it is not the be all and the end all. It is one of a number of tools that we have which we will continue to address and adjust in co-operation and in partnership with producers and the provincial governments.