As for supply management, production is managed within the system, and the risk is inherent to that. Certain risks are part of the production, but are included in the cost of production. Each producer must do his job, carry out the production properly, regardless of field-specific uncertainties. Within the system—I am speaking mostly about poultry and eggs since I am the most familiar with them given that I work in those fields—we have insurance programs that help us manage our risk.
I would humbly say that supply management is a very good system, but we cannot have the advantages of all the systems without any disadvantages. Therefore, for this type of risk management, I prefer that the risk remain within the system. That is how we operate. It is not perfect, as we have seen in British Columbia, and that is why the AgriStability program covers us. In any case, the risk must be managed within the system.
To come back to the case of British Columbia, the people there had to stop chicken production for a long time. It was transferred to other provinces, other producers, other slaughterhouses, other hatcheries and other mills, which did their part. Production was transferred partially back to British Columbia the following year. Therefore, the risk was covered within the system.
It would be detrimental to receive more government aid. That would not be acceptable.