Thank you, Chair.
I want to thank everybody for coming out this morning. It's great to see such a great group of Canadians from Saskatoon and the area, including Brad Hanmer, talking about this topic.
When I first approached this topic, I went to the University of Saskatchewan and to Innovation Place. Mark Wartman toured me through the university and showed me what you're doing there. I'm really excited about sharing that with my colleagues here, because it's great stuff.
This study is one that I think is very important, and I think we need some help in developing new regulations and new rules through it so that we can see this industry grow in a responsible manner.
I think the goal of everybody here is not to see this industry fizzle and die. That could kill Brad and all the other farmers in Canada, and it would also have a dire effect on our population as the world population grows. We need to grow in a responsible manner, but we need to make sure we've got the proper regulations and incentives and investment to make sure it grows in a proper manner.
That's where the gist of my questions will probably go this morning. The first thing I'm going to do to clear the air is on the definition of biotechnology. When we talk about biotechnology, everybody goes straight to GMO--at least, that seems to be a consistent practice.
Does the name biotechnology need to changed? Does it need to be branded something different?
Could give a quick answer? I think I'll just go right across.