But, it won t be easy. It never is. To help us in our decision making, I am asking the National Safety Nets Advisory Committee to hear the views and thoughts of industry organizations across the country. This input will be vital to making sure we get the design as right as we possibly can. I am confident that you, and the organizations you represent, will continue to provide input to ensure the successor package is the best it possibly can be for producers across Canada.
Producers are, after all, ultimately in charge of their own future.
Governments are here to provide the best tools possible to let producers get on with running their business. So in the meantime, let s not lose sight of the big picture the need to continue to get on with this business we call farming. The Government of Canada is continuing its fight to bring order and stability to the world marketplace, to provide better access to world markets, and eliminate trade-distorting subsidies. Some important progress has already been made. Despite the hype surrounding what went on in the streets of Seattle, the WTO talks were not a total failure by any stretch.