Thank you, Ms. Brocklebank.
Ms. Sunstrum commented about the importance of infrastructure and having modern infrastructure to ensure that agricultural research or research can move forward. My frustration here is that AAFC just invested almost $4 million into the Lacombe facility to make a biosecure cold storage. From my understanding, almost $6 million was invested in Scott for additional infrastructure and development at that research centre, which is also slated to close.
We have a report that came out just today from the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition. It's talking about how 80% of all wheat fields in Canada are planted with AAFC varieties each and every year. Their concern with these budget cuts is about the future of Canadian research.
Ms. Sunstrum, I have about 30 seconds. Comment quickly on that comment you had about the importance of infrastructure and the signal that closing seven research centres in Canada is sending. What impact is this is going to have on Canadian producers?