Thank you for the question, Mr. Fast.
I consider myself an optimist most of the time. I do believe in the nature of free markets, and I do believe that we have a strong agri-food economy in Canada. It lacks ambition, but it is a strong economy. We do very well for the most part, but I am greatly concerned right now.
I'm very concerned, and I'm not convinced, based on conversations I've had with different people in Canada.... I've travelled back to Canada several times over the last few weeks. I actually don't believe that Canadians are fully aware of what's going on. We're really facing a global food security crisis.
As I said, I don't think Canada will run out of food, but it will get pricier. Germany is one country where we're likely to see prices explode, the U.K. as well. We need to prepare ourselves.