First of all, there needs to be a balance between public and private research funding. We recognize the need for proprietary research. We don't want to stifle innovation, but we also need to make sure farmers are kept on the cutting edge of innovation without being held to ransom from proprietors. So there needs to be an important balance there.
We also have to make sure the results of research are carried on through to the end user, so there's practical use for it on the ground. We suggested that in our Canadian farm bill we should have innovation centres or centres of excellence across Canada, so farmers can avail themselves of technology.
But also we're so far behind the U.S. in the whole area of bioenergy, and of course the U.S. is so far behind Brazil. We need to make sure, when we latch onto this bioenergy in a stronger way, that we do so with competitive policy. Someone once asked why governments should keep on giving Canadian farmers money if they're not efficient. They're just as efficient, they're more efficient than any other farmers in the world, but there are areas where the U.S. is outcompeting us on agricultural policy.
So if we are to stand a chance in the ethanol or biodiesel industry, we will have to make sure we have competitive policy in place, and we need to be out of the gate faster. Wayne Gretzky was once asked why he was so good, and he said he learned to go where the puck was going to be, not where the puck was or had been. I'm not expert enough to do it, but we need people who can tell us where the puck will be so we can move the industry in that direction.