Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  It is difficult to convert hog manure. I worked with hog manure in my early days, but we did not get good results in producing biopesticides or enzymes for detergents. That is one of the reasons we focused our research on municipal sewage sludge and biosolids from paper plants.

Agriculture committee  I would like to add, however, that when we work with organic sludge from manure processing, we get some very interesting results. It is possible to make many commercial bioproducts using the organic sludge from manure processing.

Agriculture committee  We have talked about combining waste matter and producing bioethanol using wastes that are difficult to convert into fuel. I was referring particularly to the mixture of green waste and municipal sewer sludge, for example. We have already investigated this option at the research

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  I believe that Bill C-33 is an excellent initiative to trigger the development of biofuels on the condition that waste materials be used as the base for production.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Dear committee members, you have invited me today to speak to Bill C-33. As a young researcher, I believe I represent the new generation of scientists and professionals, particularly those working in the vast areas of the environment and biotechnology. Fi