Mr. Speaker, this government has said all along that it would continue to examine how it could put flexibility and innovation into existing programs.
We announced earlier today that the additional $170 million that the federal government is putting forward for this program will enable us to cover a percentage of negative margins. It will allow farmers to make a change if they so desire in the reference periods. It will make other changes that the farm community and the safety nets advisory committee have been encouraging the government to do.