Thank you, Chair.
I would like to thank all the witnesses for their presentations and the exchanges we've had so far.
I think what is really important is research and innovation. We know that in 2016 the federal government, Agriculture and Agri-Food, invested $649.5 million in agricultural research, which is very good, but $1.6 million went to organic, which is 0.25% of the R and D budget.
We know our trading partners invest a lot in research and innovation. I was wondering if we could get some comments around the need to invest in research and innovation.