Thanks all of you for being here.
My first question is for Mr. Lintott.
We talk about research, and we know that often a lot of it is driven by the private sector. We have seen in the past, often, research that has backfired on farmers. The last time we spoke or that you were at the committee we talked about triffid flax and the research that had happened. It cost farmers and exporters a lot of money. At that time, we were discussing my bill on market analysis.
You also mentioned that Monsanto was pushing a Roundup Ready alfalfa. The Manitoba Forage Council wanted this to stop because of the effects it would have and because of the fact that the introduction of unwanted GMOs is affecting not only the direct sale of crop and seed products but the sale of value-added products.
We don't have any bill. We didn't pass the moratorium on G alfalfa. Is there a way that groups such as yours and farmers can influence, for example, Monsanto, in this case, to channel its research from pushing Roundup Ready alfalfa to other areas, such as filling the gap in forage grasses that you were talking about?
We know that alfalfa has been approved for release in the United States. Do you know what has been happening on the ground in Manitoba, for example?