Thank you very much for the opportunity.
Eighty percent of Canada's agricultural products are exported. We have to continue our drive to open markets and make whatever changes are necessary in the way we handle the entire spectrum of agricultural issues with that focus in mind.
Second, the reality is that the growth in the last 15 years has all been on the value-added side. The second largest manufacturing industry in the city of Toronto is the agrifood industry. Agriculture in this country is far more important that most Canadians give it credit for, because the image is the vastness of the land, which is, of course, extremely important; that is the essence of the resource.
Colloquially, I would say that since Saskatchewan has 43% of Canada's arable land, if you're looking at creating agricultural policy for Canada and it doesn't work in Saskatchewan, then it doesn't work in Canada. In the same way, I would argue that if you're looking at automotive policy for Canada, if it doesn't work in Ontario and Quebec, it doesn't work in Canada.
I think the needs of the international marketplace are what is going to drive agriculture, because that's what's doing it now. Anything that stands in the way of the producer and the global consumer has to be looked at very carefully.
I've already dealt with the issue of capital formation in a substantial way.