One element I'll touch on builds on Mr. Davison's comments on the need for regulatory modernization to allow access to new technologies and products to ensure that farmers can employ new varieties. This is something that is being done across Canada as these things become available to deal with the new pressures we are experiencing. However, the time lag on approvals delays our ability to leverage those technologies, so it is critical that we streamline our regulatory processes to make sure they are risk-based, outcome-based and targeted to ensure that farmers have the tools they need.
When it comes to risk management, I will say there is a real need, when it comes to disaster responses in particular, to take a step back, as I referenced in my comments. Bring industry leaders, technical experts and government officials together in the aftermath of disasters to learn from what happened and identify mitigation practices and prevention measures in a public-facing fashion. Start employing progress in those areas, so that when similar disasters happen in the future, we have learned lessons and employed improvements in programming, infrastructure and on-farm measures.
It is an opportunity for shared learning and common understanding to help ensure that we have that feedback loop and can respond in kind.