Mr. Speaker, we received today the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada. We will be reading it with care.
I can tell my hon. friend and the House we will be acting soon in response to the issue. We will be consulting Canadians and the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee. We will also be listening to the caucus on the issue, as well as cabinet colleagues.
Our effort will be to strike the right balance between, on the one hand, encouraging innovation and, on the other hand, protecting the values of Canadians when it comes to patenting higher life forms.