Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you all for being here today as well.
The safety of our food supply is the first priority for the government, but ensuring that trade markets stay open is also a huge priority. We've been very successful as a government in opening a lot of new markets for our farmers and reopening markets. Obviously, we understand that these two things are often linked, and it's important that we consider both of them.
When we talk about GMOs, certainly there are some economic advantages that come with them—things like easier weed control, as an example. Dr. Surgeoner also pointed out some possible health benefits for Canadians, which can be seen as well. So there are obviously some very positive things they can accomplish for us, but of course there are some concerns as well. We certainly need to examine those. Of course that's exactly what we're here to do today. We're happy to be doing that. We appreciate your assistance with that, and we value your opinions.
I have some basic questions I wanted to ask first, and if there's some time when we're done with that, I would like to get a little bit more background on some of the organizations you're here to represent.
First of all—and if any one of you has the information, you're free to answer—does anyone have the statistics on the percentages in Canada of different crops and of GMO and non-GMO varieties of those crops? Also, I would like some information on the most common varieties of GMO crops in Canada.