It's a challenge for all of the ministers of agriculture. But given the fixed amount of money available that taxpayers and citizens are willing to provide, and realizing that it won't be an easy discussion but that it will take place over time, our proposal would be to reallocate from the business risk management programs and to increase the cost shared resources with producers, primarily on farm management, training, and improved skill sets, and to increase resources for innovation.
By that I don't mean simply giving money to universities to do R and D. Any other sector of the economy would be focusing on what actually gets into the marketplace. Look at what the Government of Canada, through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, stipulates as innovation. It's R and D. Most sectors don't see that as the only way to do innovation. How to get the right processes and the right product, how to look at the right market opportunities, how to have the right scale to go from a small local processor selling to next door neighbours and the local community, how to get into the restaurant business, and how to get into public sector business to sell your product, all that takes time, improved management, and improved reallocation of resources. To my colleague, Mr. Robert, it probably would reduce the need over time for business risk management resources.