I'm putting on my producer's hat regarding the dropping of R and D investment.
It's no mystery. We've had negative net farming income in British Columbia for the past four years. Working capital is an issue for individuals, associations, and co-ops. One only has to look at the science cluster initiative. Had the federal government only provided 50% funding, I think we would have seen far less uptake. Farmers are cash-strapped; otherwise we would be putting more of our own dollars into research and development, believe me.