Of course, for you on the grain side—and I'm not going to pick which grain is better, just for Mr. Larkin's sake—we often hear that it's hard to measure how much carbon sequestration there is in the grain sector because if it's a wet season it's different, or if it's dry it's different. I know there are great universities that are doing that—and I mentioned the University of Saskatchewan—working on that delta. Once we find that delta I think we'll have a tremendous opportunity for Canada to sell that to the world and say, “Hey, we have a proper measurement.” I know that our farmers are doing an amazing job at it and, if countries choose to go forward, then I think we would be properly equipped. However, you're right; we do need data management.
I am worried about certain companies keeping data from farmers. When we talk about precision farming, there has to be a share of that particular data, especially the aggregated data. I argue that this data belongs to and stays with the farmers, and if that farmer wants to share that data with researchers, then he's allowed. I am cautious about certain companies not wanting to share that particular data or to have that data owned by farmers, but it's certainly something I'm advocating for.
Mr. Forest, in Quebec, we often hear about reciprocity of standards. In Europe, we hear about “mirror clauses”. Farmers are asking for the same thing. How can these two aspects be reconciled in the global agricultural community?