In Winnipeg, at the Cereal Research Centre, we see that a cadre of five of the leading scientists involved in oat, barley, and wheat research are over 60 years old. Retirement is coming. They don't know whether their facility will be standing, almost literally, when they go to work in the morning. I would think that there's a pretty good feeling among them that they should take early retirement or move on if they lack decent facilities and the backing of their employer.
The history in our area has been the same as that in P.E.I.— when people retire, somehow the jobs don't get filled. We've asked the question time and again, are there no people to fill these positions? Where are the young people in these organizations? How can producers help? Can we help with a research chair? Can we help master's students? Can we help PhD students? There has been no uptake on the question, either from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada or from the universities. So it's a concern to us.