Thank you, Patty, André, and Laurier, for coming up here. Laurier, I like your first name.
I want to ask Patty this question. I'm going to read from an article that was written by Rene Van Acker for this committee. You may not have seen it. I'll give you a copy later. It's incredibly informative.
It says:
Relatively little research has been done on the nature of seed mediated GM material movement. What has been broadly acknowledged, however, in relation to seed mediated GM material movement is that it is often related to human involvement or human error in regard to handling or managing crops or seeds.... In terms of seed movement, certainly complete separation of operations (e.g. farming and grain handling) is acknowledged as a prudent means of working towards successful coexistence between GM and non-GM crop production and towards the goal of preventing GM material from ending up where it is not intended, expected or wanted. Starting with absolutely clean seed (seed free from GM material) is critical—