That's an excellent question, so I thank you very much for that.
There are two things that I will mention. The first I've already alluded to, which is significant investments in research dollars. We need more federal investment in this space. I think looking at the next policy framework is an opportune time to figure out what kinds of investments can be made for the agriscience cluster program. It's something that we avail ourselves of on behalf of the canola industry. We know there's a significant ROI from the economic perspective of that research, but the research we did 10 years ago is being put into practice by farmers today. That is extremely helpful, so, as we look at the next policy framework, the first thing I would recommend is a significant investment in research.
The second element is on the trade front. As folks may know, the federal government recently announced the last leg of the stool as it relates to gene-edited products and plant-breeding innovation. That is a massive development for Canada. It is going to drive significant investment in research by the private sector here so that we can have gene-edited products that are...so that we can have canola crops that are more heat-resistant and more drought-resistant.
Moving forward, looking at our trade environment, we have to work very closely with our negotiators to make sure that any future trade agreements we're negotiating have the most ambitious language possible as it relates to biotechnology so that, when we do produce gene-edited products here in Canada, we don't have market access barriers when we are exporting them abroad to some of those export markets. We are starting to have those discussions right now with Global Affairs Canada, but having the most ambitious language possible on biotechnology is going to be absolutely crucial for us as we develop and implement gene-edited products here in Canada.