Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. NDP colleague.
His point of view is one of a consumer, which is just as important to hear in this debate on this agri-food bill.
Intellectual property over seeds is one of our primary concerns. This concern, which I share, has been raised by a number of my colleagues.
The New Democratic Party is in favour of respecting the rights of the people who create these seeds. However, when we take a look at international news, we can see that giants like Monsanto have created genetically modified seeds that are spread in fields—sometimes organic ones—and on private farms, and these seeds contaminate other fields. This is doubly worrisome because non-genetically modified seeds are not protected and also because Monsanto and other companies could sue a farmer whose land is contaminated against his will.
Furthermore, consumers are increasingly looking for organic products and good products that taste like real food. That is why I think that this bill does not necessarily fix the problem.