Mr. Speaker, let me begin by congratulating my critic on her appointment.
The reality is, over the last 16 months the government along with our provincial governments have put forward initiatives totalling $1.9 billion to assist the beef industry. On September 10, we announced another round of funding, one quite frankly that we developed with the industry, that we developed with our provincial counterparts, and a program which is seen that will be of great of assistance to our beef producers in Canada.