Agriculture committee  Yes, that is what we think, to some degree. There is a program under the United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity to deal with this very issue. Historically, if you look at the trends over the past decades, you see a decrease in agricultural biodiversity and a homogeniz

Agriculture committee  That is our first concern.

Agriculture committee  In fact, from the beginning, humanity has co-evolved with its environment. I am not an historian, but a biologist. We know that in the beginning, human beings were more nomadic. They began to select seeds and fruit in their environment. Since that time, they have contributed to c

Agriculture committee  I will. Starting from seed management, the vision we propose is one that considers environmental justice, public health and poverty reduction in broader terms. In our vision, our food system, given the critical role it plays in economics, the environment, regional vitality and p

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon. In Les AmiEs de la Terre de Québec, we are working towards a society that is green, united and just. We are concerned by the way in which Bill C-18 may or may not encourage a transition towards viable development. Just like the federal government, we want to enc