Yes, absolutely.
We must consider climate change, but we must also take into account the concrete data provided by producers. In some cases, such as in Quebec, we notice that certain data or geographical information is not necessarily taken into account.
I will give the example of our emergency registration application submitted to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency for a product called Command 360 ME. As part of our application, we provided studies to the PMRA. In addition, there was a consensus among experts, the Quebec government and Quebec producers to request emergency registration of this product. We also presented studies conducted in the Quebec context. The PMRA refused our application for emergency registration, stating that according to studies conducted in Ontario, there were alternative pesticides and herbicides available. However, these products are not acceptable to us and do not work in the Quebec context. Emergency registration was not granted and, as a result, producers did not have herbicides for beets for the 2025 production season. This is all the more unfortunate given that the alternatives proposed by the PMRA were more harmful to health and the environment than the product requested by our association.
This type of Canada-wide approach is clearly problematic and does not take into account our specific situation. Whether we are talking about climate, soil type, needs or molecules, the data we need to obtain emergency registration may vary. We regret that this was not taken into account by the PMRA.