1. QET Adhoc Committee Review
Adam Dyck, Warburtons

2. Timeline Feb 17 March 17 Adhoc committee established
MOTION: to create an Ad hoc committee to look into an objective assessment tool and report back at the 2018 PGDC meeting – Carried (20, 0, 0)
Action Item I: An Adhoc committee to work on an objective assessment tool will be assembled
March 17
Adhoc committee established
QET Survey Conducted
April 17
Introductory Call
May 17
2nd Call
July 17
3rd Call
Aug 17
Recommendation Report circulated to Adhoc committee for review
Sept 17
Fine-tuning of Recommendations
Oct 17
Recommendation Report and Survey Results sent to QET
QET conference call conducted
Slight adjustments made to Motions
Vote conducted on 6 motions. All passed with member acceptance from 74%-100%

3. Adhoc membership Developer Seed Company Grain Co’s Miller End User
Regulator
Producers

4. MOTION: to create an Ad hoc committee to look into an objective assessment tool and report back at the 2018 PGDC meeting – Carried (20, 0, 0)
Goal: To increase transparency and predictability for the QET deliberations while also striving to increase efficiencies.
What is right/wrong with the current system?
What parameters should the tool use for its assessment?
Failsafe’s in place.
Preserve Canada’s high quality standards and reputation.

7. A. Dyck SECONDED by P. Entz
Motion 1: I would move that the QET approves the Ad Hoc committee’s recommendation: to remove the requirement of baking 1st year lines for all classes of wheat. 2nd and 3rd year lines will be required for CWRS, CPSR, HWW, CNHR and CWRW.
A. Dyck SECONDED by P. Entz
Support
Reject 14 5

8. Motion 2: I would move that the QET approves the Ad Hoc committee’s recommendation: to remove noodle data as a requirement for all classes of wheat.
A. Dyck SECONDED by P. Entz
Support
Reject 18 1

9. A. Dyck SECONDED by C. Briggs
Motion 3 - AMENDED: I would move that the QET approves the Ad Hoc committee’s recommendation: Implementation of Primary and Secondary Parameters for CWRS, CPSR, HWW, CNHR and CWRW to be defined by QET members.
A. Dyck SECONDED by C. Briggs
Support
Reject 16 3
Currently 35 data points – Proposal ~13 data points

10. Proposed Parameters (to be discussed)

11. Motion 4 - AMENDED: I would move that the QET approves the Ad Hoc committee’s recommendation: implementation of a predictive tool to create transparency and predictability for CWRS, CPSR, HWW, CNHR and CWRW.
A. Dyck SECONDED by D. Hatcher
Support
Reject 19

12. Tools
The first tool = colour coding

13. Tools
AET/DET Tools

14. Tools

15. Results
2015,2016 and 2017
Examined 109 1st year lines from Western, Central and Parkland Registration trials
Tool would have automatically approved 56%
All of those lines were voted Support/DNO…except 1
Anomalies = 1 in 2014

16. Motion 5 - AMENDED: I would move that the QET approves the Ad Hoc committee’s recommendation: that a two-dimensional map be used as a visual tool to be included in CWRS, CPSR, HWW, CNHR and CWRW.
A. Dyck SECONDED by H. Sapirstein
Support
Reject 14 5

17. Motion 6: I would move that the QET approves the Ad Hoc committee’s recommendation: to forma peer group of all interested stakeholders, to support each other so that procedures and protocols, as well as suitable alternate methods were vetted prior to being discussed by the full QET committee.
A. Dyck SECONDED by P. Entz
Support
Reject 15 4

18. Where do we go from here? Define Primary and Secondary Parameters
Present to PRCWRT for approval
Implementation for 2019 in Saskatoon
Discussion
Ask for WRT full committee to approve
Implement for 2019 in Saskatoon

19. Thank you