It's a negativity type thing even in terms of competitiveness as well. We talk about a global market that way too. I think where you can.... On the bridge, for example, the carbon tax is going to be increasing, significantly, the costs over the coming years. It's an “in one way and out the other” type of thing in terms of the costs and expenses being added to it.
Mr. Morrissey, we were indirectly having a debate in the previous witness panel about the input costs added to agriculture. I appreciate the mentioning of the Senate bill across the country. If that bill does not pass, it's going to add a billion dollars—I think it's $970 million—in carbon taxes to agriculture across the country between now and 2030, none of which receives any sort of assistance, coverage or rebate of any sort. The individual family ones don't even cover it at this point.
Again, when we talk about that and trying to do other measures to keep up with other production challenges, I think the argument is between.... You've raised as well the CFIA. Between the federal carbon tax and some of the other factors, are these things from the federal government hurting or helping? It seems like more often than not they're hurting and going in the wrong direction.