Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to continue on the discussion we're having around fertilizer.
Thank you, Mr. Menzies, for your opening statements. What you've been able to do in your career of farming is remarkable and very commendable. The amount of food you've been able to produce with fewer inputs is remarkable. It shows that many of our farmers are the ones who are leading the way on this.
When it comes to the discussions we've been having, it's become very politically charged. Some people are using fertilizer reduction when actually it's an emissions reduction target.
I think you would agree with me that if you gave two farmers the same amount of fertilizer, they could have wildly different emissions depending on how it was applied. Am I right?
I think having an emissions reduction target is a good thing, and it speaks to the 4R principle that many people are employing. Given that it's a voluntary target, I think the political hoopla over this is based on a lot of misinformation. It's an emissions reduction target that we're trying to achieve. Many farmers are already doing this. I think ultimately it's something we want to encourage the sector to do.
I want to change the subject.
In your opening statement you mentioned RADARSAT and how it's helped your operation and helped many farmers. I went to a reception on Monday from Space Canada. Canadian technology in space is well known. We have the Canadarm and RADARSAT. The astronaut who was there was speaking of the need for further federal investments in space technology, particularly RADARSAT.
Can you discuss how that Canadian technology has helped you and other farmers, and possibly the uses you see for it in the future within the theme of our study today?