Agriculture committee  There are probably multiple reasons for that. I'm not aware of any GM wheat grown anywhere in the world...or there's been research on it. I think it has been the amount and the focus of the research that's been done in terms of traditional breeding, breeding programs, and investm

Agriculture committee  People who have been involved in commercializing biotechnology.... And I had moved down the path of developing a plan and a business case for commercializing a genetically engineered oilseed that would produce fish oil, so I have an idea. The product was still a couple of years a

Agriculture committee  I would agree; I think they would.... From my experience working with organic producers, when we had our business in organic, for some it was a philosophy, a way of life, and for others it was simply a straight business choice: “I can make more money selling that, and I need to m

Agriculture committee  I think the best argument for genetic engineering and use of transgenic technology is the ability to develop specific applications and products in a quicker period of time. When you look at the end product and the rigour of the approval process--safety testing and toxicity testin

Agriculture committee  I think biotechnology, the semantic definition, is the application of advanced technology--in other words, not average know-how or capability--to biology to develop new products, new processes, and new knowledge. I think one of the best examples and earliest examples of biotechno

Agriculture committee  One of the things I've learned is that the technology that is being developed and what has evolved from the first release of GM technologies 13 or 14 years ago has dramatically improved. With regard to the ability to control it and contain it, there are some very fascinating tech

Agriculture committee  My initial reaction is I don't think there's one magic bullet. I think science and technology offer us many options, and all of those options should be evaluated, and they should be measured on their safety, on their responsiveness to the market place, on increasing the quality,

Agriculture committee  I think the increase in funding for our institute has been constant over the last ten years. We've been building partnerships. One of the things we strongly support and believe in at the National Research Council is domestic prosperity. That is one of the things we look at. What

Agriculture committee  I don't know what the question was. I didn't get the translation. I guess we should have had a little training course.

Agriculture committee  I'm sure it was, yes.

Agriculture committee  The National Research Council is not eligible for the NSERC funding that you refer to. It is research that is directed at universities; only universities are eligible for it. NRC's funding comes directly through the ministry of industry, science and technology; that is where our

Agriculture committee  I have lived in both worlds at the same time. I've had some practical experience and have seen the reality. I really believe there are a number of things. Some of the technologies I mentioned quickly today--and there's more detail in my presentation--could be a big help in improv

Agriculture committee  Sure. I think we can look at a number of ways in which we can support and improve organic production, but at the end of the day we want healthier and safer food with less environmental impact. Those are primarily the objectives of most GM research and organic production in Cana

Agriculture committee  That summarizes my comment. Again, my last plea is let's work together. There's a bigger picture out there in agriculture. There's a huge opportunity for Canada. We need to work together, and we need to work in a reasonable fashion, using solid information and scientific facts.

Agriculture committee  We'll make sure you get a copy; I think that's being worked on.