Agreed, but we're not going to be on a level playing field anytime soon. Even with $31.70, we haven't even started talking about COOL or further adaptations that the Americans are continuing to make. So I guess I'll only bring two concerns that I have--and I'm glad you guys clarified that because it does make your position more tenable.
One is the issue of opening other markets. I'm only going to tell you what I hear from my producers. They constantly say they feel that even the national organizations that represent them have become too dependent on the American market. Now, is it the easiest market for us to get into? Absolutely. Is it potentially the most profitable? Probably. They do feel that we've become too trade-dependent on one market.
The other concern that is raised in looking at this is where does the cow-calf producer come in here? Where does your farmer come in here? Maybe $24 million a year to the slaughter industry is needed, but I do have some reservations, as we've seen in the past, as to whether that's going to mean an alleviation of pressure on my cow-calf producers in Westlock—St. Paul. All too often, they come to me after situations like this, or working with an industry like this, and say, “We're not receiving anything out of this. We're not receiving the benefit, and when I go to the Clyde auction mart, it's not meaning any more dollars in my pocket.”
So where is the plan with those producers that is going to make the difference, so you can say you have them on side?
I'll give the rest of my time to you.