It's critical, Monsieur Lemire, that public research is maintained.
Once again, it's really important for the organic sector in particular. This research is not likely going to be replaced or taken over by private institutions or universities. Maintained long-term direction and vision for research is critical.
This program has been helping producers experiment with new practices and take on practices that increase productivity, profitability and environmental and economic performance. These are things that they would have to do on their own and that would have taken a lot more time to do. It's really critical that this partnership continue.