Thank you for that question.
Maybe I'll begin, and Danny can supplement my answer.
On November 17, the federal and provincial ministers met in Toronto and struck an action plan to address the very difficult circumstances being faced by the cattle and pork industries. They set out a number of principles that should guide the approach, including a nationally coordinated approach, an approach that is in line with our trade obligations, an approach that supports long-term sustainability, among other things.
Since that time, we have continued discussions with the livestock industry at a federal and provincial level. We met with the industry two weeks ago in Montreal, and again this week in Montreal met with federal and provincial deputy ministers.
The ministers outlined an approach that first of all looked at accelerating access to moneys under existing programs. There are significant moneys available under those programs, but we recognize it as important that they get out to producers very quickly. We're also looking at where the gaps are in those programs and how we can address those gaps identified.
We are engaged on the issue with the industry. I can't comment on what the response will be, but we are moving forward with existing programs and we are looking at where the gaps are.
The issue, as the industry has characterized it to us, is an issue of liquidity—immediate liquidity. The industry hasn't asked us for ad hoc programs. They want us to address the liquidity issue through existing programs or other alternatives that they have put forward.
They'd also like to look at a long-term approach, by addressing regulatory issues. We have been examining those with a federal-industry task force. It's a complicated issue. It's been noted by many people that it's a very difficult situation facing the livestock industry, a confluence of events close by—obviously, the effect of the dollar, but also effects of the pressures caused by feed prices and other issues, and by the cyclical nature of the industry and the point we find ourselves at in that cycle.
Danny, do you want to add to that?