Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the two witnesses who are appearing before the committee today.
Mr. Rehn, thank you for your presentation.
Several countries have already brought in measures making the labelling of GMO foods mandatory. The European Union, for instance, has already adopted policies on this. In Canada, the labelling of these products is not mandatory because the Canadian government considers that they have no impact on health or nutritional quality.
This is not the first time that we have seen private members' bills on this matter come before Parliament. During this session, my colleague Pierre-Luc Dusseault tabled Bill C-291, which concerns the mandatory labelling of GMO foods. I think this is important. You explained well in your presentation that we are entitled to know what is in our plates and what we are eating. This is not just for reasons of health, since it also raises ethical and environmental issues, as well as religious ones.
According to your studies, would the cost of a basket of groceries increase if Canada brought in mandatory GMO labelling?