The example that has received the most media attention is surely that of Mr. Schmeiser, in Saskatchewan, whose field was contaminated. The Supreme Court of Canada decided that he was the guilty party. Since I have already said that I am not a Supreme Court judge, I cannot go back to that. But it's still a fact, a reality. Cross-pollination exists, and contamination happens. So I believe that the regulations should be tighter, particularly when it comes to buffer zones. You're right to say that it's not the only solution.
For example, in Dakota, in the United States, dissemination has taken place along the roads, and people have figured out that, when seeds are transported by road—it was rapeseed in this case—they can end up in nature. So we have fields that will subsequently contaminate others. Perhaps it's time to tighten the regulations on this.
Ms. Blay-Palmer, you hit the nail on the head when you said that we need to take into account the various factors involved in GMOs. There is public health and the environment, of course, but you also added the protection of export markets. That was the reason why our colleague, Mr. Atamanenko, presented a bill to make up for that or to add another facet to this file.
I would like your opinion on this. What type of regulations should we put in place to fill in the cracks?