Agriculture committee  On AgriFlex, I don't know what to say. We have an application in, and it's approaching a year. I haven't heard a word. There are other agencies. Genome Canada was mentioned by somebody. They move very quickly, so it can be done. I don't know why that particular one is.... On t

Agriculture committee  It's just a comment. I don't think one can talk about communication without that sort of information being available to a consumer. Let them decide, at the end of the day.

Agriculture committee  Most pharmaceutical compounds today are examples of genetically engineered products that they will not only ingest, but inject.

Agriculture committee  Any vaccine given to either an animal or a human today is a biotech product.

Agriculture committee  You'll see more of that.

Agriculture committee  I don't think I said that either. Sorry.

Agriculture committee  We need communication and education. People aren't anti-GMO. I've yet to see a diabetic who wouldn't take recombinant insulin or a stroke patient who wouldn't take recombinant tPA. They know it's good for them. Let's do a better job of educating and communicating the benefits.

Agriculture committee  I don't think that was from me. That's out of my--

Agriculture committee  It's commercialized where it makes the most economic sense. I would argue that especially in Saskatchewan.... In our field, making vaccines, we have the last publicly funded fermentation operation in the Saskatchewan Research Council in Saskatoon, which is a phenomenal resource,

Agriculture committee  More and more for us, it simply means being a bit creative. We tend to tap international sources a lot more than we used to, which is not a bad thing. Private money is tough these days. Over the last two to three years especially, as I think as everyone would appreciate, there ha

Agriculture committee  There is no single reason. It ranges from our regulatory system, which today is...“cumbersome” would be a polite way of putting it. The Canadian market is a tenth the size of the U.S. market, and they have an easier regulatory system down there, so you know where industry will go

Agriculture committee  That was me.

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to you today. I apologize for not getting any written material out. I just got off a plane from India and I'm really not sure what time zone I'm in, so essentially I'd just like to share a few thoughts with you. First of all, I'l