Agriculture committee  Thanks, Dr. Saindon. I guess my push here.... I realize it's in health. I know about the studies that were done at the feedlot in Lethbridge and in Nanton and also in my neck of the woods. Why are Ag Canada and your studies not pushing back on the fact that there should be some harmonization here when some of these new innovations and technologies come out, which are proven and being used by some countries that we trade with?

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the officials making time for us today. Mr. Saindon, I appreciate one of your comments. You said that as a result of carbon sequestration and soil health, Canadian farmers have sequestered 9.6 megatonnes of GHG emissions from the atmosphere and that they are a significant contribution in the fight against climate change.

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Mike. I appreciate that. You mentioned the willingness, let's say, of farmers wanting to invest to improve their equipment, to improve their own technology on a farm to meet their environmental goals, to remain sustainable not only environmentally but also, certainly, economically.

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. You got a late start on the day, with horrible flights, so I can understand that you'd be a bit off; no problem at all. I'm going to start with the canola growers. Mr. Ammeter, you were talking near the end of your presentation about the importance of making science-based decisions when it comes to policy and regulations put forward by the government.

Agriculture committee  With that, Mr. Carey and Mr. Ammeter, one of the things we often hear is how long it takes to get approvals for some of this new technology and innovation, and we tie that to reaching our environmental goals. Are there some recommendations that you would have on roadblocks that need to be removed, or some obstacles that need to be streamlined to ensure that we can reach some of these goals and our potential?

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Caron. Thank you very much for your testimony as well. We will now move to the questions, starting with the Conservative Party and, I believe, Mr. Lehoux for six minutes. Go ahead, please. The floor is yours.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Ms. Bedard-Haughn. I appreciate your testimony. We will now go to Mr. Caron, who has five minutes.

Agriculture committee  I call this meeting to order. Welcome to the thirteenth meeting of the House of Commons agriculture, agri-food and food security standing committee. I want to start with a few reminders for the witnesses. I'm sure our members are well aware of some of these things. Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of November 25, 2021.

Agriculture committee  Could we have something definitive that we can wrap our heads around?

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Monica. I know there was a pretty intense study done on this product, specifically at a Nanton feedlot, about 15,000 head, if I remember. Is it possible to put this in perspective? When we're talking about up to an 80% reduction of methane, if we think of two more years of not having approval of this product, what does that mean in terms of the methane going out into the atmosphere that would maybe not have been a problem?

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. It sounds like we have the unanimous support of the committee, and I'm happy to just move ahead with it.

Agriculture committee  Thanks, Mr. Chair. It's great to see some of the stars of the Guardians of the Grasslands documentary with us today. Kristine, it's good to see you. I know you haven't had a chance to speak, but I'm very proud of that documentary that was filmed in my riding. I would encourage anybody on the committee to take a moment to watch that if you have not done so.

Agriculture committee  Yes, the email has been sent out to all the members. I'm fine if we vote on it at the end of this meeting today.

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Please answer quickly, because I have a couple of other questions. Ms. Proud, ships that are en route with fertilizer from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to off-load in Canadian ports. You were saying that some have already done so.

Agriculture committee  Mr. Graham, I understand that other countries, such as the United States and Brazil, are going to exempt fertilizer imports from tariffs. You and Ms. Proud were talking about having a level playing field in Canada with our producers. What would be the implication of a level playing field and our competitiveness internationally if we are or are not imposing the tariffs in other countries?