I guess we shouldn't all be surprised, given the cyclical nature of the industry, that we were going to hit this low point sometime. That's why I'm asking the question about being out in front of that. The employees in those plants knew we were going to be hitting these cycles, and we know we have an aging stock. Wouldn't it be prudent to be planning for this, even on the processing side?
There have been reductions in the TAC each year since 2006. We could argue about the quantities, but there has been a reduction in TAC. What are some of those things the province can do on the processing side to get ready for this modernization, knowing that we're going to see a reduction in the number of employees? The average age now is about 51 or 52 years old.
I just put that out because it is important to those workers, and from the province's standpoint, a transitioning maybe to a much more skilled workforce in these plants because of the different types of equipment and efficiencies involved....