Some of it is. I think some of it's culture. Your dad's thinking was not unusual. I think that if your mindset is local, getting a patent might not be as important to you, but I think people are thinking more globally now, so you have to protect yourself not only here but abroad, and it's necessary to think a little bit beyond just getting your product out your own door and to think about getting it onto the doorstep of someone somewhere else.
The competitive forces outside of Canada are different. It's tough out there, so you have to make your foundation nice and strong and then grow from there, rather than just moving to the next idea before protecting what you've sort of left behind.