And I would agree with you on that, by the way. I'm not suggesting we point the finger at the retailer who is trying to provide food in a retail capacity. That is their role in the food supply chain. We can't all get to the farm gate the way I do, nor do I think you want everybody at the farm gate anyway, because there is not enough room for us all to be there in the first place.
But it seems to me that if we're going to set a standard, if we're going to set the bar, wherever we set it the bar ought to be the same for everyone. That includes those who are importing, because it isn't some farmer in some foreign country who has shown up at our door with his truck. He's not showing up in a half-ton pickup. It's an import organization that's bringing it into the country, and they have their company registered here. So it's not as if they don't understand or are not aware of the rules. Clearly, they're using that as a competitive advantage, and that, in my estimation, isn't where we ought to be taking this. Standards ought to be clear across the board.
If we have to inspect for that, it seems to me that's our burden as government, through the CFIA. It's not the burden of the farmers.
You indicated two things. One is the additional cost to the farmer, and the other piece is about traceability. I'm really interested in the traceability aspect, because it allows us to look back and find a situation like we had last year much more quickly, so we can trace back in a very quick way. I know your group and others in Ontario are doing other things, especially in the greenhouse business, where they're looking at the traceability aspect of their products.
Could you just speak quickly about the cost to you and how you'd like to see that shared in a different way, and about that aspect of traceability? I think folks would be interested in how you see that traceability working through the overall safety system.