Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Tougas, one thing you recommend is to provide stable and predictable funding for agronomic and agri-environmental research and innovation. This is timely, because the Station de recherche agroalimentaire de l’Abitibi‑Témiscamingue in Notre‑Dame‑du‑Nord is interested in agroforestry, among other things. The station is part of Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, or UQAT.
It's in the process of fundraising to create a specialized organic field crop industry. Don't you think that the federal government could play a major role as a financial partner and contribute to this funding on a permanent basis, which would help UQAT get the industry going?
Of course, you could ask that question on behalf of all other research facilities in Quebec and Canada, at both the college and university levels.