Environment committee  A good example would be that a conventionally bred wheat variety would cost roughly a million dollars to bring to market in seven to 10 years. To bring a genetically modified version of that to market, it would cost $150 million and take 16 to 19 years. The regulatory burden is q

Environment committee  Yes. I think the importance is finding the balance between transparency on CBI and inhibiting competition, because then you have trade secrets or information that's specific.

Environment committee  To get to that point, I think it's not about radical transparency of all the information being available. It's important that the government summarize that in such a way that an average Canadian can understand what that information meant and how it played into the decision.

Environment committee  It is the case now.

Environment committee  I would agree that it's quite functional. If tweaks are needed, I think the departments themselves that are managing those files are well positioned to make those transparency changes as they see fit, with their stakeholders.

Environment committee  I think going back to the originally tabled version of the bill was quite effective at strengthening CEPA, but appropriately so, in such a way that it didn't duplicate what was happening elsewhere. What we really want to avoid is duplication or confusion. I think we just finished

Environment committee  Politely, I would challenge the assertion made there. Our industry is very committed to safety. Individual opinions on the happenings in individual provinces is their opinion, but the regulators in Quebec are independent regulators, as are the ones that regulate the nation. I thi

Environment committee  Could you repeat the question, please?

Environment committee  I think the best-placed act and best-placed minister manage these products very well through PMRA, CFIA and Health Canada. Much of what was in that Senate amendment was redundant and would create confusion within the marketplace. I think that science, risk and predictable regula

Environment committee  Unfortunately, I am not very familiar with that specific page. You are correct that GMO Answers is part of our global group's effort to get more information about GMOs out there. I think the GMO salmon became such a big question that they were trying to fill that gap, but I'm n

Environment committee  Yes. The one on reducing animal testing is, I think, important. Our sector has come a long way and agrees with some of the statements that were made in testimony earlier in the week about there being computer models and complex extrapolations that can be done now and that can fit

Environment committee  The other was indigenous engagement. In that element, we have no objection to all the pieces of the preamble that were there and the importance of engagement of the indigenous community.

Environment committee  I think you can feel confident that the risk assessment process has ensured that those products are safe before they enter the food system. If we look at Europe and Canada, there's a good example of how the trust in our food system and the trust in biotechnology in Canada are mu

Environment committee  Thank you. I think the key point is that while we're concerned about the amendments by the Senate, we're supportive of the amendments to CEPA as the bill was originally tabled. They were significant in number and made CEPA even more robust than it was when it entered the process

Environment committee  I would say they are deliberately placed into the environment.