Mr. Speaker, the member points out the fact that applications are coming in now in response to all of us urging the producers to do that. The staff is working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week on a rotating basis so that we can make best use of the facilities, the administration and the equipment that we have.
I can pledge to the hon. member that we are turning the applications around as quickly as we possibly can because we know the need that the producers have for the support.