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Agriculture committee From a regulatory standpoint, you mentioned the CFIA. In our industry, we have the CFIA, the Canadian Grain Commission and Health Canada that are all regulating at different times and oftentimes, possibly too often, overlapping in their regulation and involvement in the industry.
September 20th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Marc Ruest
Agriculture committee I agree completely with the comments that were made. I would, however, like to add one other point, which is very important: we will only be able to invest in research or the development of new technologies on condition that we are certain that we respect scientific requirements and that there are no health risks involved.
September 20th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Marc Ruest
Agriculture committee As I said, in Canada, the advantage our technological, scientific and other capabilities give us are being threatened by sociopolitical pressure. To follow up on Mr. Casey's point, I would say that as a society we are willing to accept the use and application of science in a multitude of areas, such as aviation and transportation.
September 20th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Marc Ruest
Agriculture committee There are two things I'd like to point out. First, at the government level, we have to make sure that the debates that take place are fact-based, and not based on anecdotes or fabrications. Secondly, regulation should be applied with scientific rigour.
September 20th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Marc Ruest
Agriculture committee Good morning. It's a great pleasure for me to take part in this morning's meeting from Winnipeg. On behalf of Richardson International Limited, I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to appear before you to address an issue that is both critical and timely in Canadian agriculture, namely advancements of technology and research in the agriculture industry that can support Canadian exports.
September 20th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Marc Ruest
Agriculture committee Yes, very well, thank you.
September 20th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Marc Ruest