Thank you very much. That's very kind.
I thank both of you for being here today.
This study will involve a lot of discussion about greenhouse gases, carbon, the effects of climate change, and carbon taxes. In short, we are going to discuss many topics during our meetings for this study.
Mr. Gray, you raised a point that is quite clear in your document. There are a lot of questions being asked about how to face climate change and its effects on soil, and how farmers will react. You mentioned that there are opportunities, but that there are also challenges to be met. Temperature variations are among these challenges, and we are going to have to adapt crops to this new reality.
You spoke a lot about genetically modified products. What is the status of research on genetically modified products at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada? Your document indicated that this is Canada's main response to climate change.