In our opinion, the first thing we need to identify is that to remain competitive and sustainable moving forward, research and innovation are going to be critical. How do we accomplish that? Obviously it's going to take an increase in funding.
In the cattle and beef industry sectors in recent time, as I noted, we have established a new model in which to coordinate research across the country among universities, federal and provincial governments, and industry. It's the beef science cluster approach. We think that model will deliver a very efficient form of research. It will allow us to ensure that industry priorities are met in terms of required research. It will also assist in avoiding the duplication that often happens with research when it's done in different jurisdictions and by different parties.
It takes two things: a coordinated approach, which I think we have, and adequate funding.