I want to thank all of you for taking time out of your day to come to speak to us today.
Peter, I want to thank you for your comments about the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee. My question will be about that.
One of the reasons Mr. Hoback and I brought this motion to have this discussion was that Bill C-474 brought us an opportunity and a realization that issues were unaddressed and that we have to address them.
My question to you, and frankly to Mr. Zettel, is this: will reconstitution of that committee bring the parties together in an equitable, fair way--because there are a lot of stakeholders who should be around that table--that will honour the principles Mr. Zettel has enunciated on behalf of the organic industry so that there can truly be coexistence of organic and non-organic standards?
I am wondering if you talk about low-level presence as one of the possibilities, or not, of compromise. Can you talk about growing distances between GMO and non-GMO crops as one of the possible solutions, or is that unrealistic?
Could I hear from both of you on that issue?