In fact, Normandin is now a substation of Sainte-Foy because of the cuts that were made there. It now has fewer researchers. I will give you an example. In Sainte-Foy, there is a researcher who is greatly admired. He is doing research on germ plasms. That researcher would have left a long time ago were it not for his iron will. There is agriculture, but there are also technicians and assistants. That specific scientist will be losing two assistants this year, because the centre is no longer granting permanent positions. Although there are still a number of researchers, without any funding, what can we do? It is really quite discouraging. We producers try to fund them as best we can, but there is a limit to what we can do.
If a bright young scientist does not know whether he will have a research budget from one year to the next, then he will think twice before settling there. We need public research in order to offer producers other choices, whether organic crops or other. That is why we need public research.