I have a very brief question.
It was pointed out that one of the ongoing problems was not only the timelines but also—and this is very unfortunate—your criteria. In fact, you act when there is a request for provincial-federal cooperation and not when the producers realize they have lost their harvest.
If an apple tree loses its flowers in May, the grower knows this in May. If that request is only made in October, then four months is added on to the ten months.
You calculate your administrative timelines. However, the grower's timeline is dictated by the bank, not by you. That is when you missed the boat, and in a big way. That is one of the strongest criticisms expressed by producers.
Given that the timelines have sometimes been four months, could we hope to see approximately four-month criteria?