The Canadian tree-fruit industry--I can only speak to the tree-fruit industry--is struggling from one region to the next. I can say that in Nova Scotia we are definitely maintaining our own. We are definitely on a higher level than some of the other provinces. That's because of the concerted effort by the growers of this province to move themselves forward in a very competitive marketplace. We've lost a lot of our processing capability, which has a very negative impact on the industry. If we don't keep up with the science and technology that's going on in the rest of the world, we're going to lose that competitive advantage completely--instantly.
We must stay current and move forward all the time. To do that, we need support. We need help. We can't do it all on our own, because there's not enough profit coming back at the farm gate. More of the consumer's dollar needs to come back to the farm gate. If it does, you won't have such a problem with new entrants, because there will be a lot of new entrants if they can see that there's a way to make money and survive the way any other Canadian business can.