That's a good question. I'm trained as a scientist. I have a Ph.D., so I get to do some science, but I do a lot more business.
One of the challenges we have, and it's a good challenge, is that because the economy is doing so well in Canada and there are many jobs, when you finish your bachelor's degree, you can get a pretty good job that pays well. To attract Canadian students to graduate school is challenging. That's a sort of good news, bad news story. I like the good news story, that there are opportunities for our students, especially in agriculture. I think our biggest challenge is how we get people to go up the scale.
Another part of it which I think is missing—and this is my own opinion; I'm an adjunct professor at one university and am becoming one at another—is that we always separate science and business. For an economy that is doing well, and for people such as myself who are interested in how science affects business, I would like to see more business incorporated into our science training.
You know, I started a company. I had many years of training and no business training. I think we could introduce more business into it. In my case, I was fortunate that I was able to do my Ph.D. while I worked full time. I was able to get training, business training, and some experience, while I did my Ph.D.
It is a challenge for us. We've had to hire from outside of the country. Notwithstanding discussions about foreign temporary workers in the news right now, it was a very slow and painful process to bring in the expertise. We've had to prove over and over again that we couldn't find them in Canada. That's fair, but we have found that we've had to go outside of Canada to get the expertise we need. Our young people have many opportunities, and it's a challenge to attract them.