Agriculture committee  I think each commodity probably has its own priorities and things that need to be done. The CORD program worked fantastically well, except it changed pillars in the middle of it. It was supposed to be a seamless transition. There was some real concern that some of the crop projects were in peril of getting funded.

Agriculture committee  I think it's entirely a great idea. Farmers work very well to incentives. The environmental farm plan that you heard Ed talk about is a prime example of that.

Agriculture committee  We've looked at that program, and while we agree that something needs to be done when grain is having real issues, because we're a large exporting nation we have to be really careful about the trade implications of that. In the last dumping and countervail process that we went through, grain subsidies that were not trade friendly would pass through the pork and be countervailable.

Agriculture committee  Definitely.

Agriculture committee  I think we're really pleased with the actions that have been taken about the U.S. grain subsidies. The WTO is the place to start fighting these things.

Agriculture committee  That is true. Having seen how well Agricorp does it, though, I would hope that at some point there would be some efficiency and perhaps it would be delivered by the most efficient person to deliver it.

Agriculture committee  Good morning. I am Mary Ann Hendrikx. I'm pleased to have the opportunity to speak to you today about business risk management on behalf of Ontario Pork. I'm a member of the provincial pork board, representing 3,100 producers in Ontario. I also sit on the pork safety net committee and act as the vice-chair of Ontario's Agricultural Commodity Council.