Agriculture committee  I would agree with that. I think if we adopt UPOV 91 there will be less concentration on public breeding, and less concentration on public breeding will be injurious to the organic sector, and I think injurious to agriculture in general in Canada. The current system we're under

Agriculture committee  Not at all. In doing research on this and in preparing for today, farmers' privilege seems to me to be a bit of an oxymoron. I think it's the farmer's responsibility to be able to maintain seed. It is inherently in us to be able to have seed and make sure it's viable and can repr

Agriculture committee  I appreciate the opportunity of the $8 million. The industry by and large sends its thanks. The $8 million is spread throughout a tremendous number of sectors. We're not just grains, we're not just livestock, we're not just horticulture, and we're not just apiary. We're from coas

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  It's a matter of perspective about the size of the industry. We think we're probably small enough that it wouldn't warrant any private investment into organic seed development, which is our greatest concern.

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  Dramatically, yes, but as a proportion of the greater agricultural industry we're still quite small, even though we're growing quite dramatically.

Agriculture committee  It's all crystal ball-gazing, right? I think that the lion's share of the money will go to developing crops that are compatible with proprietary chemicals. The lion's share of the money will go to crops that are more efficient nitrogen users from synthetic conventional systems. F

Agriculture committee  I'm usually a glass-half-full kind of guy, but in this particular case I think the future would be darker for organic agriculture under UPOV 91.

Agriculture committee  One of the best things about being a farmer is the freedom. It provides the right to self-determination and autonomy. There are wide open spaces and moments of quiet serenity. Oh, sure there are still struggles with weather and the marketplace, but that's what makes farming the q