First of all, the normal response from agriculture producers when regulations are introduced is usually a bit of pushback.
I can see the role of regulations as the last ditch effort, but it shouldn't be the first response. The first response should be trying to clearly identify what it is you want to protect and what needs to be done to do it, and then try to put programs in place that would do that. That's where you get into some of the partnerships. Some of the biggest successes we've had have been when people have gone to the environmental farm plan. They identified things that were necessary and they utilized some of the government incentive programs to go there. That had a lot more impact on making a difference than putting regulations in place.
I remember several years ago we were working in Ontario—that's when I was the Ontario federation president—and we had a conservation official who was having a discussion. She was saying that the law says you should have a 30-metre setback from a water stream. She was saying that they could put regulations in place to do that but that she found that if she worked with farmers, they could actually get 10 metres on the ground rather than 30 metres on a book. I think that's the concept we have to take a look at: what is the outcome and how do you get there?