To answer your second question, there are many things that the government can do to support grain farmers. Lowering taxes and regulations is number one on the list. We talk about the capital gains tax, Bill C-234 and the carbon tax as unfairly penalizing grain farmers. There are a number of regulations and taxes out there that are really penalizing grain farmers. That really hurts their competitiveness.
When you look at the international market, Canada is known for having some of the highest quality grain around the world. We export over 70% of the grain and grain products that we produce here in Canada. It's fundamentally important for the competitiveness and profitability of grain farmers. We need to keep those international channels open.
Our largest worry is protectionist measures by some of our largest trading partners. The top five trading partners right now, or as of last year, in order are the United States, China, Japan, Indonesia and Mexico. Some of them have carbon pricing schemes and some of them don't.
What we know is that our grain farmers are reliant on trade in grain and grain products getting to those markets and another 145 markets around the world. We need to ensure that when we're looking at mechanisms like carbon border adjustment mechanisms, we're truly looking at the global market and how this could impact grain farmers back home.