Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much for your presentations. They were very instructive.
We begin this study with our minds fully open. Changes in climate, the effects on soil quality, access to water and everything related, are vast topics. This issue is a concern for many producers all over Canada. It should also be a concern for consumers because, ultimately, everything on our plates comes from the earth, at least the vast majority of food does.
My question is very simple. Every time I meet groups of producers, especially producers of grains of all kinds, everyone talks about expanding their production capacity in the coming years. They are talking about doubling their production in the next 10 years. There are also government targets for a quite significant increase in exports.
When people talk to us about those objectives, they say nothing about the constraints associated with climate change. Everything seems fine and dandy and there seem to be no fears as to the ability to double production, to deliver the product, and to achieve the objectives. I would like to hear what you have to say about that.
Let’s start with the people from CropLife Canada, and then go to Ms. Miller.