Science and Research committee  I’m going to go out on a limb here. I don’t believe we have the capacity to produce all the vaccines that are needed in Canada. There are companies that can produce certain things, but right now in Canada there is absolutely no capacity to meet our needs.

Science and Research committee  We’re taking a risk. It’s a calculated risk, but we are taking a risk, I agree.

Science and Research committee  My mike is on. It shows that it's on.

Science and Research committee  As you are looking at how to support the commercialization of intellectual property, and given that I'm not a lawyer, my comments will limit themselves to observations and policy options. At the end of my presentation, I will offer recommendations that I hope you will consider.

Science and Research committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'm going to try to be on time as well. Thank you for inviting the Agri-Food Innovation Council to present today in front of this committee. You, along with a number of your colleagues, are well aware of the opportunities and challenges facing th

Agriculture committee  I'd love to reply on that. It's nice to say that with electrification everything will be fine, but the fact of the matter.... Let's take Nova Scotia. I know the regular chair, Mr. Blois, is from Nova Scotia. In Nova Scotia, electricity is produced through coal plants, so that's

Agriculture committee  We're really far away, and that's the problem. It's not only scalability from one small house to a large plant; it's also across Canada, having all those technologies across the country. That's also part of the issue. We're not there. In 10 years, we may be closer to being there,

Agriculture committee  I would say that if this is a requirement to get the law passed, then absolutely, put the sunset clause in. We'll all agree to it and we'll talk to you in 10 years. Absolutely.

Agriculture committee  You've heard from previous witnesses that you're looking at 10 years. I would agree with them. The Grain Growers of Canada and the Grain Farmers of Ontario were here earlier today. I would agree with their statements on that.

Agriculture committee  This is why I stated in my initial comments, sir, that the government has developed good programs and started good processes but more needs to be done to support the objectives that we want. Indeed, signing agreements internationally is not sufficient; ensuring that we have the t

Agriculture committee  We received an invitation on Wednesday for the following Monday. It's difficult, if not impossible, to produce a document in both official languages in that time frame to allow members to prepare before the meeting. We tried. We prepared a document and sent it to the committee. I

Agriculture committee  The exemption is needed in both cases. Yes, there are probably more options for heating buildings than for drying grain, since drying requires a lot of energy in a short period of time. That said, the exemption is needed in both cases. Why should an exemption be sought? On one s

Agriculture committee  I'm going to tell you the same thing as the other witnesses. You won't like it, but that's okay. I think it should be 10 years. Why? Because I can't give another time frame. I think it would be a good thing if, after 10 years, we could reassess the situation. No one believes tha

Agriculture committee  Quickly, Mr. Perron, I would say that a great deal of research is being done. There are even industries and entrepreneurs involved who want to make changes in this area. So I'm optimistic that there can be changes. It's important to know that every producer is trying to do the r

Agriculture committee  I'd love to comment, Mr. Turnbull, but I would respectfully strongly disagree with you on the scalability of those technologies. We did actually mention in our brief on the previous legislation the wonderful technologies such as biomass and others, but they're simply not scalable