It would obviously be everyone's preference to have all of the money that was taken through these initiatives returned. The basis of our support for an agreement has to be fairness.
I'm going to share with members of the committee Statistics Canada's own figures as they relate to provincial export share--and this is proposed quota-based period versus 2000. I think it will give you a clear idea, in graph form, why we're concerned about Saskatchewan's share of exports being reduced from 2.5% to 1.3%. I think these figures will tell you why we would like the federal government to take another look at this, because from Saskatchewan's perspective we aren't being treated fairly.
As an example, B.C. has an increase of 28%; Alberta has an increase of 24%; Saskatchewan has a decrease of 38%; and Manitoba takes a decrease of 30%. We're only asking for fairness.