Minister, it's great to have you here to talk about a bill that is extremely important for agriculture and for Canada.
I think we know that the significant part of this bill is designed to help Canadian farmers benefit from the latest scientific research from all around the world. You mentioned that earlier in your presentation. In addition to improving and strengthening intellectual property rights for plant breeders and moving towards the UPOV 91, it also proposes provisions that directly address the subject of our illustrious chair's private member's motion M-460.
I'm wondering if you could tell us how Bill C-18 addresses the concerns of M-460 and how confirming the ability of the CFIA to look at the scientific data and improvements from around the world will mean more innovative products coming here to Canada.