We actually did a complete review of Bill C-18 preparing for this presentation. Our staff never really actually identified major concerns with any of the other changes or amendments. We know there are a lot of modernization aspects to the other acts that are just bringing them up to date and making them relevant for 2014.
The key things we wanted to focus on were what our members have been talking about. Although our organization is generally speaking in favour of this, I did throw some caution out, as did Mr. Sawyer, about farmer concerns regarding saving seed. That's the reality we're hearing about quite often from a broad range of our members. Manitoba is a unique province in the sense that, when you compare it to the other prairie provinces, we have a tremendous growing season, and we have a lot of diversity in our production, and special crops.
We think that farmers embrace innovation and opportunities when they're given that chance. Doing things like bringing new varieties forward is key for profitability. I look at the way I operate my farm today compared to the way my father would have operated that farm 40 years ago, and it's significantly different. We're much more productive. We're always challenged with environmental issues and market conditions. Those are realities. But certainly farming is changing rapidly, and we have to be continually adapting to opportunities but also to the realities of what the environment presents to us.