No I don't expect you to send it back ;D, that would be kinda silly. Personally I would rather see tax cut's, at least they keep giving, instead of a "one time" payout. I doubt we would start doing the Alaska thing and have yearly rebates. I see he is talking about people might have to qualify for the checks...wonder what they have in mind there.
As for the "Mad Cow", it was a nation wide problem, as it was not only cattle, Llama and other animals from Alta, but ALL Canadian Herds that were affected by the closing of the border, even the Dairy farmer out east could not send or receive breeding stock, across the border.