As mentioned earlier, in order to break into new markets, we have to be competitive. The only way of doing that is by helping our industry be competitive, remain a leader in food safety, be innovative and identify new market needs.
We have to remember that we are the most important conduit between Canadian agriculture and consumers. Quebec and Ontario buys over 70% of agricultural production, processes it, sells half of it in Canada, and exports the rest. We can easily increase production. All we need is access to markets. Once again, in order to access new markets, we have to be productive and be able to sell products at competitive prices.
That means we have to invest in upgrading equipment, in strategic information, and in capital to enable companies to have infrastructure and construction projects and to build value chains between agriculture and food processing. Many projects could be put forward quite easily, but the government must decide to support this sector.