Absolutely. Our previous witness was from Northern Natural Processing in Saskatchewan, and he listed the three barriers: funding, critical mass and market power. Yes, the upfront capital costs are quite significant, but they are that avenue to allow people to make more money farther down the road.
You mentioned something about the food supply in Nova Scotia. I come from the other part of the country. I'm on Vancouver Island. We're very aware of being on an island. We're dependent on BC Ferries for many of our supplies, and we have a similar outlook on food supply on Vancouver Island.
Part of our study is to also examine the goal of increasing local capacity to protect food security. You mentioned that. Is there anything you wanted to expand on on that particular point to aid us with that part of our study?