Earl Dreeshen at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On April 30th, 2014. See this statement in context.

April 30th, 2014 / 4:05 p.m.

Conservative

Earl Dreeshen Conservative Red Deer, AB

Perhaps, then, I could go to UPOV 91.

Ms. Fowlie, maybe I'll start with you, and if we have time, Ms. Townsend, we'll go back to that.

I know that there is an issue. Of course, this is something that we put in the new bill, and no doubt you'll have an opportunity, or hopefully you'll have an opportunity, to speak to that when we are discussing it.

Can you give us some idea of the significance of the UPOV 91? Particularly, I'm looking at the seed situation as far as farmers are concerned, so they can save and use their seed.

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