MARCH 2019 GERMINATION.CA 23 representative governance model utilized by CSGA (where provinces and regions of the country nominate directors) be carried over into a new national seed organization in some form or should directors simply be selected based upon competency criteria from a national pool? 2. Membership of a Single Organization: Who should be eligible for membership in a new national seed organization? Should the core sustaining mem- bership category be business- or individual-based, or a combination of both? If both, should voting rights vary by category and if so, which category or catego- ries should be accorded the right to select association directors? 3. Single Organization Scope: Should a new national seed association include provincial branches? If so, should the current provincial seed grower asso- ciations broaden their membership to facilitate their involvement? 4. Single Window: What seed regulatory and service functions (eg. seed and crop certification, variety registration and eligibility for certification, facility audits, professional development and certifica- tion) should be vested in a new not-for-profit industry- governed seed organization and who should pay for the system? Although value creation is a core component of the Seed Synergy value proposition and of vital impor- tance to our members and the seed and agriculture sectors as a whole, the board is still in the early stages of formulating its position on the issue. For the time being, we believe that supporting the trailing royalty (SVUA) option proposed by AAFC and CFIA is the one most compatible with the growth of our core business — pedigreed seed production and sales and is the most likely to spur seed industry growth and develop- ment. However, this discussion is evolving and our thinking will need to evolve with it. Coming back to the “single national seed organi- zation” proposal for a moment, seed growers and others’ choice is clear — to share responsibility for their respective pieces of the system in exchange for a greater say on how the whole system works or not. "ONEKEYQUESTIONABOUTTHEPROPOSED SINGLEORGANIZATIONISWHATITSSCOPE WILLBE."