We love to have conservative estimates. Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
I think something a lot of people don't realize is how much our producers sequester when they produce crops, and it's a message that we need to get out there, so I appreciate your bringing that number to the committee.
Dr. Skolrud also talked about the fact that, in Canada, agriculture emissions are 8% of the country's emissions. That is something we need to talk about more, because it's a very good number. The world average of a country's emissions coming from agriculture is 25%.
I'll ask Mr. Lewis this. Wouldn't a better use of our innovation and technology be to help other countries get to where we are? Eight per cent should be a laudable goal for other countries. Instead of punishing our farmers and not proceeding with this bill, shouldn't we be giving our farmers a break and allowing them to outsource some of our great technology to other countries to get them to where we are?
Wouldn't it be a better use of our time to make sure that the climate is more sustainable throughout the world, rather than punish our farmers here in Canada?