We don't expect the government to throw money at business in the Maritimes. We expect it to be a shared opportunity. If a producer—a forester, fisherman, or whatever—comes with a sound business plan, and it looks like it's worth investing in, what we're asking is that the money is there. If it's going to be good for the economy everywhere, then it should be easy to finance.
Every facet of agriculture has all kinds of innovation and opportunities, but is sadly lacking the funding to get there. Approximately 20% of our producers in the Maritimes now are milking their cows with robots. It's an expensive technology, but one that has come, and it has been in Europe for quite a while. It's a huge step, and it's an innovation we're moving down the road with.
Where we're probably behind the most in this part of the country—and we're seeing it now so much with the CETA and TPP deals coming—is export opportunities, because we don't have the market expertise.
I'm all for export, but I'm not for export while losing my shirt. If we can get into good niche cheese markets in the European Union with 400 million people, then we don't need much of that market to be very successful in growth in the dairy industry in Canada.
Yes, we want you to finance, but we want you to finance the right...having the money there and not throwing it, but having it there for the people who have a good business plan.