Well, I think it goes back to their history, right back to World War II. They realize what the loss of that food production capacity entails, and they're not prepared to go through that again.
On the other hand, here in Canada we seem to be embracing the idea of importing food wherever possible. The CanGro fruit and vegetable processing plant in the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, for example, which was really the only processing plant east of the Rocky Mountains for Del Monte vegetables and fruits, is probably going to be shut down. The last day was March 31, I think, and we're still not sure how much longer that's going to keep going. But it doesn't make sense to keep importing food at the same time as we are sacrificing our own production here in Canada.
If we sacrifice institutions that ensure farmers have market power, like the Canadian Wheat Board, supply management systems, and the Canadian Grain Commission as well, we are essentially driving down farm income here in Canada and we're turning over control of that food production to outsiders.