I know we export because we have to, but if we had supply management... In British Columbia, I think the statistic is something like this: we can supply 50% of the food needs in B.C., so if we had a supply management system, I wouldn't need to export. I wouldn't care; I would be able to provide my local market. Importers would probably still have to bring their food in, just because we can't meet the demand.
With regard to labour and making it easier, with SAWP our Mexican workers are specifically tied to our farm, but because the work is kind of seasonal, in the month of August they don't do a lot of work. I have farmers coming around and asking if they can borrow my workers. I say, “No, you can't; it violates the contract.”
If you could maybe provide a quota, a certain number of hours where SAWP workers who come in could actually go and work for other farmers, I think that could alleviate some of the pressures on smaller farms that are having trouble finding workers.