Thanks, Mr. MacGregor.
I think Mr. Carey outlined your first question very well. At the end of the day, what we're looking for is that practical applicability on the ground. We look at what governments have set as targets for the last 25 years with respect to climate change. Most have not even come close to meeting them, because they're not looking at what is practical to implement on the ground.
That's what we're asking for: Work with us so we can develop those programs together, and so we can actually move the bar going forward, without putting that burden back on the farm community, from a financial aspect.
When it comes to looking at research going on across Canada or what's needed.... At the end of the day, I think the big piece of the puzzle we're missing is data. Where are we starting from? It's very difficult to know where you're going if you don't know where you're starting from. That's a big piece we need to find out. How are we measuring soil carbon? Are we accurate? How are we going forward to find out which technologies out there can we further implement to improve carbon sequestration? We really need research on how to get and utilize that data to the best of our ability going forward.