Agriculture committee  We have a very good relationship with the trade secretariat at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. We're in routine communication with them. Again, we're focused on that part of our business that we know is destined to China: canola. That's the single biggest opportunity. It's real

Agriculture committee  I'm quite proud of the work that the government has done with us to date on that. We have collaborative research agreements, and we have processes in place that facilitate those agreements so that it's much easier to arrive at an end point, so that's been very good. Ultimately, w

Agriculture committee  It's an interesting idea. I see no reason why we couldn't do that. We certainly recognize that not all the science we're interested in resides within Bayer; we must partner. We do partner with research institutions in Canada, but not to the degree we should, unfortunately. When i

Agriculture committee  Quickly on the honey bee health topic, we take honey bee health very seriously. We're the single largest contractor of pollination services in Canada. Without bees, our business would be at jeopardy, so we spend a lot of time trying to understand it and making investment in ensur

Agriculture committee  I agree.

Agriculture committee  I'm not sure there are many lessons we're bringing. There are things we have learned to avoid in North America. I think our transparency is a demonstration of what we're trying to do. We perhaps have tried to hide behind the cloak of scientific data that the government has and

Agriculture committee  I'll start with your second question. Of course, I'll certainly advocate for Canada as a country in which we have all kinds of innovation taking place. I lived in France for a number of years and it is extremely progressive on the science side, although it doesn't always find its

Agriculture committee  Yes. We have a very good relationship with many of the trade offices around the world. I would highlight our role in Brussels. I would also highlight the input we have had, the opportunity to contribute to trade missions, particularly China. Certainly the government has been ver

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for the comments. I think I'm in complete agreement with everything you said. At Bayer we've recently undertaken two steps to try to address these very concerns. First, I'd like to speak to a global initiative we've undertaken that we refer to as our “transpa

Agriculture committee  Honourable members of the standing committee, it's a pleasure to join you today. Thank you for the opportunity to speak about advancements in our agricultural industry to support Canada's ambitious target of $75 billion in agrifood exports by 2025. I represent Bayer CropScience.

Agriculture committee  Yes, Bayer CropScience will have a submission in by March 23.

Agriculture committee  We're actively participating in the mitigation round table. To be honest, we disagree with the threshold values and we disagree that there's an issue. It's hard to mitigate an issue that we don't believe exists.

Agriculture committee  If I may, I'd like to answer that in three parts. First of all, we constantly look at new innovation for the marketplace. We're constantly trying to introduce new technologies that better serve Canadian production agriculture, be it chemistry, trait development, or biologicals.

Agriculture committee  The—

Agriculture committee  I'm in touch with my U.S. colleagues on a weekly basis, as are other colleagues of mine here in Canada. The difference between the action taken by the PMRA versus the EPA is that the EPA has come out and said it wants to enter into a consultation prior to putting out a proposal t