Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to all of our guests. I have just a couple of things.
We've talked about food security and we've talked about biodiversity.
Mr. Van Tassel, you were speaking about some of the advances in Quebec and how corn and soybeans are key components. Of course, you also talked about the significance of the yield increases that you've had because of GMOs and other opportunities and advancements.
Also, Ms. Gagnon-Légaré, I believe that you are taking the opposite approach on these types of things with the way you have spoken about your concerns about agriculture and how it doesn't follow some anthropological and historical approach.
I guess I'm looking at the conflict that both organizations must have in order to advance this further, because we have had people who have come forward with petitions to say that you want to save your seed, which of course is what this is designed to do, but we have all these conflicting issues.
Mr. Van Tassel, one of the things you mentioned that I found very significant was that for your crop insurance you needed to have certified seed. You must have a great bank of information with respect to yields you're getting by using the certified seeds versus what you would get with second-generation seeds. Do you have information in that regard?