Absolutely, we have to answer the question, and I don't have the answer. I have some strong beliefs, but I believe collectively we will come to a better answer than any one individual can provide. Food most likely will be a national security issue.
Profitability is in agriculture. I heard about a report two years ago that said 80% to 90% of agriculture is done on a profitable basis. I want to repeat that: 80% to 90% of agriculture is done profitably. The counterpoint to that argument is that 80% to 90% of the producers are going bankrupt. That is the reality in Canada. That is the pain we feel and see.
I apologize, and I respect the time, but I'm going to make one more comment. One avenue that we need to explore is the maintenance of competition. I don't think we need to fix prices, I don't think we need to have floor prices, and I think the market will fix itself. The unfortunate situation is that right now the market is completely getting skewed in competition. When you have a thousand people trying to sell to two people, the lowest price goes. If we can find a system to maintain or bring equal amounts of competition back into our sector, we will find that level where we are all profitable and moving forward.
The best example I can give you is our national banks. I'm not that old, but I'm old enough to remember that they had to amalgamate or they would die. National banks had to get together; they had to be one bank. In that time, when they were not allowed to do that, banks have been some of the best stocks to be had.