The percentages apply to all agricultural commodities, not just food, but they're pretty accurate with respect to the food sector.
As to the funding and how that is related to consumerism, consumers are looking for more food produced and processed in Canada. The concern was that Canada might lose its world-leading status, achieved because of the research done over the years, and that we might have to rely more on imports. That was a problem, and that's when I got into the import part of it.
As for being alarmist, for those who don't remember, the original government plan was to strip full-time inspection out of the slaughter plants and the processing plants. That would have meant an extreme loss in inspection activity in the food business. So I don't think it's alarmist to bring it to people's attention that cuts will be harmful to food safety. By the way, you can find out about this on our “food safety first” website under the “secret documents” heading.
When CVS was introduced, we told the agency that there were problems with it. Turning to self-regulation always brings with it an element of risk, human nature being what it is. Sure enough, something happened. Nothing we've said has been fabricated, and we are still greatly concerned that even though numbers have increased in certain areas the agency is still trying to negotiate lower standards with their trading partners instead of higher standards. That is a fact, and that is going on as we speak. That is why they wanted to cut the budget as of March 31, for the money put aside for the listeria.
So it's a simple fact. You may not like it, but consumers should be alarmed, because you should be shooting for the best, not the cheapest. That's our view.