Mr. Speaker, on December 10, when the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food made his announcement of the disaster assistance program, he said it would be bankable and he said dollars would be put in producers' pockets.
We know now that the program is not bankable. We know now that very few if any dollars have been going into producers' pockets.
My question is for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Will he admit that there are problems with the AIDA program right now? Is he prepared to talk to the industry, to talk to the stakeholders and to revamp the program so more of those dollars can flow into the pockets of producers?