I think the reality is that we've shied away from additional investments in R and D in Canada. Some of the unsung heroes in the fight around sustainability and food affordability are our plant breeders in this country that are doing really good work to make more productive and more sustainable varieties. We don't do enough to create the conditions for more of that work. I think that's just one example of many.
I want to go back to the question about poverty, though. I think we often lose sight of that. We talk about this in the context of an agriculture discussion. Again, it's the agriculture committee here holding these hearings.
These issues and those Canadians who are most impacted by this are dealing with a broad set of issues that require a different, broader set of solutions at the end of the day.
If you look at the pressure that our food banks are under, it's quite significant. It's greater now than it's been in recent memory. If you look at the analysis done by Food Banks Canada on their report card, it's a very challenging assessment of our approach to these issues. It should require us to think differently about how to use a different set of tools outside of food systems solutions to address that food affordability and accessibility issue.