Canada is not only an export nation, a huge export nation, but we also import very much. One of the things we're concerned about is the regulatory processes we go through.
I had a motion, which was accepted by Parliament, so that we can actually parallel some of the registration and the registration of products, whether it's pesticide or fertilizer uses. The other part of that is that we need to be competitive. We import now foods that are going to be GM...mutated into Canada.
If we don't stay on the edge of actually keeping competitive in terms of our regulatory regime, then obviously not only does agriculture lose but industry loses, and I might say that consumers will lose also.
What I'm asking, then, because we don't necessarily have the same regime...and yet my Motion No. 460 is actually working with that. I want to thank the CFIA, the PMRA, and the veterinary drug directorate for coming along and being very a much supportive initiative for this.
What can we do, then, in terms of regulatory changes, in terms of biotechnology, that will help us stay competitive, stay in it for all industries? That includes agriculture, because this is our industry. What do we need to do to stay on the cutting edge so that we will remain competitive, recognizing the challenges that are ahead of us in biotechnology?