We need to put in place support and incentives for farmers to be able to enter agriculture and do organic farming. This is very important.
Where I live on Prince Edward Island, I'm surrounded by organic farms. They're small organic farms, mostly producing soybeans. People around there are gardening organically as well. It's amazing. At this time of the year when the crops are getting closed to being ripe, these farmers don't have to go looking for markets. They are being sought out for their crops. There's a big demand out there for organic crops, and consumers would take organic food any day.
The problem is that it's a struggle for the organic farmers. Their food prices tend to be on the higher side because they don't get enough help to grow it. To change that agricultural paradigm in that way, incentives and support are very important at this point. There is a great interest out there among the public. It's time to take advantage of that and to really supply the consumers with what they want.
Although our friend here has said that GM crops are safe, I beg to differ. They have never been proven safe, and many a good scientist will tell you that. There are a lot of uncertainties, a lot of risks. I don't think we should mislead Canadians into thinking that's not the case.