Absolutely. There is the health of birds, the environment. I cannot speak about other provinces, but when it comes to the environment in Quebec, we have had agri-environmental fertilization plans in place for many years. They have been easy to implement in poultry and egg production. There are new technologies. Buildings have been heated with chicken manure for quite a while in Quebec, but unfortunately these are things we do not think about. These things are done at the environmental level, since our producers benefit from fair prices in their sector and are capable of generating profits and reinvesting them in research. This is probably not accounted for directly in the federal programs since the producers do it themselves.
On December 6th, 2011. See this statement in context.