Finance committee  We don't have a specific request at this time. Rather, we would ask this committee to recognize the importance of genomics to the agricultural and health sectors, as well as to new emerging economies here in this province and in Manitoba.

Finance committee  I think we have developed quite a bit of momentum in research. As I mentioned during my presentation, we were in a position where we were quite behind in genomics research, but we have moved to an area of leadership in certain areas of medical and agricultural applications. Gen

Finance committee  I would just say that it is important that we continue to fund research and development to take advantage of future areas. I don't have a specific comment on the GST.

Finance committee  Sure. First of all, genomics is the study of genes, so it can be applied both to genetically modified crops, to GMOs, like you mentioned, as well as to other traditional breeding methods and quite a wide range of different breeding methods. For example, I talked about frost-tole

Finance committee  Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the finance committee, thank you for travelling to Saskatoon and allowing us to highlight our viewpoint on today's topic, Canada's place in a competitive world. In this context, we would specifically like to address the significance of ge