Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It's great to be able to make a few comments on this.
One of the things that I had heard before and that the NFU had talked about is that our ancestors never expected seed to be wrested away from them, yet the grain we grew from that seed was wrested away from us with the Canadian Wheat Board during that particular era. I'm certainly pleased that we've been able to move beyond that.
There's one comment that I would like to speak to the organics sector about. There has been $8 million for the Organic Federation of Canada, I believe for the organic science cluster. We can see that the government has put a lot of money into research. There are 200 collaborating scientists who are going to be working on all these different priorities. I see a great amount of interest from the government in helping organizations.
I'm looking at the opportunity for people in your industry, not only in being able to bring in genetics from other areas, but also in producing your own genetics and selling that worldwide. With this money that's been invested into the organics cluster, I'm wondering if you feel that there are people in your organization who feel you can move forward and actually be competitive with your own skill sets.