Agriculture committee  Yes. In terms of promoting the program, let me point out that the department has offices across the country. If you ever meet a group of producers unaware of our programs, the department has offices in each province where experts can explain the programs.

Agriculture committee  The brief answer is yes, we have done some updated work, which I think we can share. The first analysis you were referring to, Mr. Barlow, was done, I think, prior to the backstop being designed, and was based, as you said, on $25 a tonne, a fairly high level. We've refined some

Agriculture committee  We can do a bit of that, in part, because some jurisdictions, as you would probably be aware, have carbon offset programs that provide some credit to the sector for actions taken. I think Alberta is the most notable there. Other jurisdictions are not quite as far along on that.

Agriculture committee  That's not my minister or department, so I couldn't comment on how quickly. Obviously we've heard the message you're passing. I think the desire of the sector has been quite clear, with the stakeholders I meet, about the importance of being one of the first signatories and being

Agriculture committee  There are three points. As this is a new program, the current phase consists mainly of promoting it in the sector. It was launched in early April, but it is still brand new. I don't know how many applications have been received, but we can check that. Having said that, I think it

Agriculture committee  We have been advertising to everybody, mostly, because, in launching the partnership on April 1, we had a lot of discussions with producer groups and so on. We also made commitments. In fact, until last year, we were busy preparing the partnership. We held extensive consultations

Agriculture committee  The under-represented groups have to do it.

Agriculture committee  Organizations, not individuals, submit the applications. I cannot say that a group of producers would not be eligible. The goal is to increase capacity in the sector. Agricultural producers and under-represented groups could apply, but most often the under-represented groups do s

Agriculture committee  Yes, of course. We communicate with them on a regular basis. This is sort of consistent with the response to the healthy eating strategy. We make sure that our colleagues get good information about the current situation on farms and in factories, so that they understand our stake

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  Yes. Last week, my fellow provincial deputy ministers and I met with university members to hear their priorities. We had an excellent discussion. The assistant deputy minister responsible for science and technology meets regularly with university representatives to discuss our

Agriculture committee  Personally, I haven't seen any studies in Canada on the situation on farms. However, I know that the public service is very much involved in this issue. Perhaps my colleague can tell you more about that.

Agriculture committee  On my end, I don't know. However, my colleague has worked in the department a few years longer than I have. We could check whether we have information on that and, if so, forward it to you.

Agriculture committee  There certainly are at the provincial level. This is part of the Canadian agricultural partnership. Programs probably exist in almost every province. At the federal level, there is the AgriInsure program.

Agriculture committee  I don't have a proportionate number in front of me, but I would say I'm not sure that.... I don't have the evidence one way or the other in front of me. We do dedicate.... The minister mentioned, certainly, the support we've provided on the standards side and the renewal of the s