I'm glad I have an opportunity to speak to this. We were at the market access meeting that was run by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada earlier this week, and we were impressed with both the leadership of Minister Ritz and the work being done in the department. But what it all speaks to is the broader acceptance of science-based regulations.
You either accept science-based regulation or you don't. I agree entirely that there needs to be more research. Our members would agree with that. Yet you mention more research on wheat and you get an irrational push-back from a number of sectors. If we're going to feed nine billion people in the world by 2050, we need to do this research. There has to be broader acceptance of science-based regulation. I appreciate the leadership the Government of Canada is showing on this, but there is push-back both internationally and sometimes within our own borders on science-based regulation. To me, that's the broader issue that has to be tackled.