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Some farmers
buy their seeds
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from the big guys
every year to plant.
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Me? I save my own.
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That's what I do. I'm a seed saver.
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♪ All creatures
Of our God and King ♪
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♪ Lift up your voice
And let us sing ♪
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♪ Alleluia ♪
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♪ Alleluia ♪
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♪ Bright burning sun
With golden beam ♪
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♪ Alleluia ♪
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I gotta get out there.
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♪ Alleluia ♪
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Sorry.
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♪ Alleluia ♪
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Sorry.
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That's what you get
for planting early.
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Sorry, Karl.
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♪ O clouds
That ride the winds along ♪
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Gotta go. Don't wait up.
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♪ Singing praises ♪
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♪ Alleluia ♪
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Don't ever trust
a weather report.
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Gotta get 'em up now.
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Field two?
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Yeah,
before the rains hit.
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That's all she'll hold.
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Auger's stuck!
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That's it. Got 'em.
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You take this load in.
I'll finish up.
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Okay, see you tomorrow.
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That's one way
of skipping the sermon.
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I reckon...
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God will understand.
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First canola
I seen come in this year.
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Bet you're making a killing.
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That's a lot of money.
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Take a look at that.
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- Huh? Huh?
- What?
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Yeah!
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So?
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What do you think?
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What did that set you back?
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It's an investment.
Don't talk to me about money.
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- Missy, wanna go for a ride? Hey!
- Yeah!
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No. You know what, sweetheart?
We have to go in.
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Aw! No fair.
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Come on,
let's wash up for dinner.
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I told you.
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Come here.
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We know you love carrots.
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There you go.
Another carrot?
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- Yeah!
- Okay, here they are. Carrots and peas. There you go.
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Mary, can you go
wash your hands, please?
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But I'm not using them.
I'm using...
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Hey, Ron. What you got?
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Package for Mr. Percy Schmeiser.
You have to sign.
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What is it?
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I deliver the mail, Percy.
I don't write it.
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Dad?
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Thanks.
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Dad?
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Percy Schmeiser
to speak with, uh,
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Rick Aarons.
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- Did you wash your hands?
- No.
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- Mm-hmm.
- Did you? Let me see them.
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Right in between there
and there, you gotta...
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- Those are my veins.
- You've gotta go back.
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I've received
this statement of claim.
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Look, there's gotta be
a mistake.
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I got my own seeds.
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Grandpa!
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Your granddad's hiding.
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What?
You're calling me a thief.
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- You want me to cease what?
- Who's that?
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Farming? No, no. That... Really?
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No stranger's gonna come in my
field and take samples of my plants.
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What do you mean?
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Court order?
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- How'd you do that?
- Dad...
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Fine, but I'll be there
when they come by.
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Thank you.
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Daddy told me your great-grandma
sewed seeds into her dresses.
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That's right.
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My great-great-grandma
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sewed 'em into her dress
to keep 'em hidden.
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Coming over
from the old country,
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seeds was the most
valuable thing they had.
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Who are those men, Grandpa?
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Mr. and Mrs. Schmeiser,
welcome.
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I'm Jackson Weaver.
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Um...
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Yeah, a lot of partners
for a small firm.
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Most of those guys are down
in Florida playing golf.
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Come on in.
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So, how can I help?
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This can't wait.
We got a... This.
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They got a court injunction to
take samples from our fields.
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Trying to fleece me
outta 19 grand.
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Oh, yeah.
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These are not small claims court
kind of guys.
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- I never bought their seed.
- They're not saying you did.
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They're saying you grew it
without a license.
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Okay. Um, well, first things
first, I'll call them
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and we'll set up a time
for them to come get samples.
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They've come already.
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Yeah, this is a PI firm. They're...
they're mostly ex-cops.
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Oh.
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Look, if there's even
a little contamination,
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I strongly suggest
that you settle.
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Maybe offer them five,
see if you can
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- get them down to ten.
- Thousand?
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That's your
300-bucks-an-hour advice?
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Offer 'em a small fortune
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'cause they send me
a nasty letter?
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- Must be nice to be a lawyer.
- Percy...
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You're entitled to contest
your claim in court,
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but you do need to understand
that if you lose,
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on top of all the damages,
you're gonna have to pay
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all of their legal bills,
which, I can assure you,
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will be a hell of a lot
more than $10,000.
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Feels like you're angling
for a fight, Percy.
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- Field number seven?
- Yup.
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What the heck does he want?
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I told ya this wasn't just
gonna go away, Percy.
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Morning.
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Mr. Jackson.
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Mr. Weaver. Jackson Weaver.
Page A-5.
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I did a little research. Monsanto's
claiming the canola you grew in '97
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contained a technology in the
seed's gene that they created.
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It's a pesticide-resistant gene.
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It seems that,
even after your crop is already growing,
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you can spray the entire field
with their herbicide.
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It's called Roundup.
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It kills all the weeds,
but leaves your crop.
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They spray the crop
and we eat it.
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If I could just talk
to Monsanto, clear this up.
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I think it's beyond talking,
Mr. Schmeiser.
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Monsanto's tests showed
substantial contamination
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of their gene in your crop.
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That's a load of bull!
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Look! These are my seeds, okay?
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These are Monsanto GM seeds
I got from my neighbor Karl.
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How hard would it be
to swap these for these, huh?
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Sir, accusing them
of conspiracy
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is only gonna make us
seem more guilty.
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My advice, once again,
you should settle.
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Give 'em ten K
just like that!
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And all of these
have to go to the company.
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How's that?
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They have the gene in them,
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so Monsanto will say that all
of this is their property.
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Guess we're going to court then.
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Will Percy have to testify?
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Oh, definitely.
Is that gonna be a problem?
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You ready for this, Percy?
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Getting his driver's license photo
is too much limelight for him.
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I'll do it if I need to.
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Well, we're gonna rehearse
exactly what you're gonna say.
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And if you really want to go for
this, we're gonna need witnesses.
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That's out. I can't trouble other people.
It's my problem.
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But we need someone
to back up your story.
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How 'bout Alton?
He works for Percy sometimes.
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Good luck with that.
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All right, well,
then someone else.
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It's a key part of building your case.
Talk to him.
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Here, turkey.
Here, here.
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Grandma, let's go!
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Okay.
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Read about you
in the paper there, Perce.
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Save room for the hot dog
eating contest there, Karl.
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Hello.
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Okay, Grandpa. We gotta go.
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All right, this is it,
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the moment
we've all been waiting for.
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The 63rd annual
Bruno Zucchini race! Step up!
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On your mark,
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get set,
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go!
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Look at Canola Conquest go!
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And the winner is
Mary Schmeiser!
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We did it, Grandpa! We won!
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Damn, that's good.
You ladies made these?
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Best pie maker
in all of Saskatchewan.
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"Bruno Women's Institute."
Good cause.
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- Here's your change.
- Thank you.
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- You folks from around here?
- No, ma'am.
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We are on our way to the
Rockies for our honeymoon.
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Yeah, and who might you be,
best pie maker?
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I'm Louise.
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This is Brenda,
best pie maker's partner.
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- Well, I'm Jane and this be my new husband John.
- Oh.
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Mr. Schmeiser, careful with
those pies. Worth a fortune.
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Oh, Percy. Thank you.
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Jane and her hubby John?
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The Does? Nice.
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You gonna talk to Karl
or am I?
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I'll do it.
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You're gonna need
some fries with that.
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Hey, Karl.
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You sure got people talking.
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What they saying?
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That you stole Monsanto's seed
because it's better than yours.
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You know
I'm not a thief, right?
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But I could do with a bit
of help here at my hearing.
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Percy Schmeiser
asking for help?
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I only need you
to go on record,
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tell 'em you've been
my neighbor all these years,
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that I always save my seed.
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Percy... I can't.
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I do business
with these guys.
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I can't afford to get
on the wrong side of them.
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That's all right, Karl.
You know, I'll figure something out.
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Yeah.
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Mr. Schmeiser,
have you ever purchased Monsanto canola?
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How long have you been
a seed saver?
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Have you signed
a contract with Monsanto?
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In 1998, were you trying to grow
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an herbicide-resistant crop?
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Finally, Mr. Schmeiser,
most importantly,
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have you ever knowingly planted
Monsanto's GM canola?
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Well, have you?
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You've got a hostile
witness there, Weaver.
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My client was unable
to make rehearsal.
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Did you get his retainer?
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I think he's good for it.
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I'd push for a settlement
if I were you.
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And you need
to project more.
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What do you think?
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Wait.
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- Rick Aarons.
- Jackson Weaver. Nice to meet you.
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Just wanted to say,
I think it's very brave what you're doing.
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Really, very courageous of you.
Good luck.
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Order. All rise.
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This court is open.
Please be seated.
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Mr. Aarons.
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My Lord, this is an action
for patent infringement.
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The Monsanto Company
owns a patent to a gene
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which, when incorporated
into canola,
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renders it tolerant to a powerful
herbicide called Roundup.
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A farmer can kill
all the weeds in the field
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and yet have the crop survive.
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Through tests conducted on the
canola leaf and seed samples
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taken from
Mr. Schmeiser's field,
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it was determined by no less than
three independent laboratories
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that the seed, indeed,
is property of Monsanto.
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Mr. Schmeiser?
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Mr. Schmeiser?
Hi. I'm Rebecca Salcau.
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- I'm from the People for...
- I don't have any...
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- Excuse me?
- ...smokes.
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00:20:30,449 --> 00:20:32,985
Oh, I'm not... I'm
not bumming a smoke from you.
253
00:20:33,118 --> 00:20:35,253
I'm here to help you
with your case.
254
00:20:35,387 --> 00:20:37,189
- Help how?
- Oh...
255
00:20:37,322 --> 00:20:39,291
Percy, you're gonna catch
a cold out here.
256
00:20:39,424 --> 00:20:40,759
I have to get back in.
Excuse me.
257
00:20:40,892 --> 00:20:43,929
I'm... I'm actually
coming in too.
258
00:20:45,163 --> 00:20:48,233
Mrs. Schmeiser?
Are you Mrs. Schmeiser?
259
00:20:48,367 --> 00:20:49,468
Yes.
260
00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,569
Hi. I'm Rebecca.
261
00:20:51,702 --> 00:20:52,670
Louise Schmeiser.
262
00:20:52,804 --> 00:20:54,638
Rebecca Salcau from the PEP,
263
00:20:54,773 --> 00:20:56,341
the People for
Environmental Protection.
264
00:20:56,475 --> 00:20:59,211
- I was trying to tell your...
- He's not usually like this.
265
00:20:59,344 --> 00:21:02,447
- Mr. Schmeiser?
- There you are. Been looking all over for you.
266
00:21:02,580 --> 00:21:04,715
- You're up next. Are you ready?
- It's a lotta steps.
267
00:21:04,850 --> 00:21:06,918
- Catch your breath.
- Mr. Weaver, hi. I'm Rebecca Salcau
268
00:21:07,052 --> 00:21:08,820
from the People for
Environmental Protection.
269
00:21:08,954 --> 00:21:10,489
I've left several messages
at your office.
270
00:21:10,621 --> 00:21:13,392
What... Whatever you're talking
about, it's not for me.
271
00:21:13,524 --> 00:21:16,194
You don't understand.
This is a precedent setting case.
272
00:21:16,328 --> 00:21:19,031
- You could change history.
- He's about to testify. Just give him room...
273
00:21:19,164 --> 00:21:22,666
In order to do that,
we need to show how this GM tech
274
00:21:22,801 --> 00:21:24,668
is bad for
all independent farmers.
275
00:21:24,803 --> 00:21:26,805
It does not matter
whether Mr. Schmeiser
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00:21:26,938 --> 00:21:29,341
intentionally used
Monsanto seeds or not.
277
00:21:29,474 --> 00:21:30,942
- The hell it doesn't.
- No.
278
00:21:31,076 --> 00:21:32,844
Ms. Salcau,
I appreciate your passion.
279
00:21:32,978 --> 00:21:35,047
- I know what I'm talking about.
- That's very clear,
280
00:21:35,180 --> 00:21:37,715
- but you're standing in the men's room.
- It's for men.
281
00:21:39,683 --> 00:21:41,253
I'll wait in the hall.
282
00:21:43,288 --> 00:21:44,688
Where did you find her?
283
00:21:44,823 --> 00:21:46,124
She found me.
284
00:21:47,492 --> 00:21:51,063
Mr. Schmeiser, over the years,
how have your plants been
285
00:21:51,196 --> 00:21:53,131
in terms of
incidence of diseases?
286
00:21:53,999 --> 00:21:57,169
Good. I haven't lost a crop
in 50 years.
287
00:21:58,136 --> 00:22:00,338
And to what would you
attribute your success?
288
00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:03,975
I'm a seed saver.
289
00:22:04,109 --> 00:22:05,676
And... And what does
that mean?
290
00:22:05,811 --> 00:22:07,813
Well, every summer
I study my crops.
291
00:22:07,946 --> 00:22:10,816
I get to know them.
I study how they react
292
00:22:10,949 --> 00:22:13,852
to too much heat, drought,
too much rain.
293
00:22:13,985 --> 00:22:16,388
I try to find the plants
that are the most virile
294
00:22:16,521 --> 00:22:19,391
and I save those seeds
for next year's planting.
295
00:22:19,524 --> 00:22:23,995
It's how my father taught me to
farm and his father taught him.
296
00:22:24,129 --> 00:22:25,931
Mr. Schmeiser,
have you ever bought
297
00:22:26,064 --> 00:22:28,467
- bootleg Roundup Ready canola from anyone?
- No.
298
00:22:28,599 --> 00:22:31,937
Have you ever attended one of
Monsanto's informational meetings?
299
00:22:32,070 --> 00:22:33,105
No.
300
00:22:33,238 --> 00:22:34,906
Have you ever signed
a contract with Monsanto
301
00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,243
- to grow their Roundup Ready canola?
- I have not.
302
00:22:38,376 --> 00:22:40,979
And when you grew
your 1998 canola crop,
303
00:22:41,113 --> 00:22:45,584
did you intend to grow a
Roundup herbicide-tolerant crop?
304
00:22:45,716 --> 00:22:47,085
I did not.
305
00:22:47,953 --> 00:22:49,921
Thank you. That is all.
306
00:22:53,391 --> 00:22:54,860
Mr. Schmeiser,
307
00:22:56,061 --> 00:22:59,598
in 1998, you say
you planted field number two
308
00:22:59,730 --> 00:23:02,134
with seed from your '97 crop.
309
00:23:02,267 --> 00:23:03,535
That's correct.
310
00:23:03,667 --> 00:23:05,270
And, in June of '97,
311
00:23:05,403 --> 00:23:08,907
you hand-sprayed Roundup
around power poles.
312
00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,343
And the ditches.
I always do.
313
00:23:11,943 --> 00:23:13,979
And ten days later,
314
00:23:14,112 --> 00:23:19,317
you noticed that about 60%
or so of the crop didn't die?
315
00:23:19,451 --> 00:23:20,552
That's correct.
316
00:23:20,684 --> 00:23:21,853
Were you surprised?
317
00:23:21,987 --> 00:23:23,321
I was, yeah.
318
00:23:23,455 --> 00:23:24,890
I hadn't seen that before.
319
00:23:25,023 --> 00:23:27,125
Did you tell anyone about this?
320
00:23:27,259 --> 00:23:31,463
No. I figured I hadn't
had the chemical mixed right.
321
00:23:31,596 --> 00:23:36,034
So, you experimented by spraying
another four acres of the field?
322
00:23:36,434 --> 00:23:37,369
Yes.
323
00:23:37,502 --> 00:23:38,904
And noticed that, again,
324
00:23:39,037 --> 00:23:40,839
about 60% of the canola
survived?
325
00:23:40,972 --> 00:23:42,407
About that, yeah.
326
00:23:42,541 --> 00:23:45,743
- At that point, were you concerned?
- Not really.
327
00:23:45,877 --> 00:23:48,013
It was thickest by the road,
so I figured...
328
00:23:48,813 --> 00:23:51,116
it had blown off
passing farm equipment.
329
00:23:51,249 --> 00:23:53,318
Did you consider it
to be contaminated?
330
00:23:57,455 --> 00:23:59,291
I did. Yeah, I guess so.
331
00:24:00,625 --> 00:24:04,796
In August, you and Mr. Alton Kelly
swathed and combined the field,
332
00:24:04,930 --> 00:24:07,332
including the areas
you sprayed.
333
00:24:10,202 --> 00:24:12,237
- That's correct.
- You've just told us
334
00:24:12,370 --> 00:24:14,673
that you considered it
to be contaminated
335
00:24:14,806 --> 00:24:18,076
and yet, strangely,
you decided that the yield from this field
336
00:24:18,210 --> 00:24:21,580
should be kept as seed
for the following year.
337
00:24:21,712 --> 00:24:24,916
I did. But, see,
they were healthy plants
338
00:24:25,050 --> 00:24:26,985
and I figured they wouldn't
harm my seed stock.
339
00:24:27,118 --> 00:24:30,021
That's what I do,
I save strong plants
340
00:24:30,155 --> 00:24:32,490
to get the best seeds
over the years.
341
00:24:34,526 --> 00:24:37,762
I didn't know anything
about any patent.
342
00:24:41,633 --> 00:24:43,734
And they were on my land.
343
00:24:46,571 --> 00:24:48,673
- Hey, Schmeisers.
- Hey, Dana.
344
00:24:48,807 --> 00:24:51,243
Where'd they get hold
of all that stuff?
345
00:24:51,376 --> 00:24:54,713
They have, like, 100 lawyers
on the clock 24/7, so...
346
00:24:54,846 --> 00:24:56,114
Are you following me?
347
00:24:56,982 --> 00:24:58,550
I'm the one
that's already here.
348
00:24:58,683 --> 00:25:01,653
Look, I reckon my wife's gonna
invite you to join our table.
349
00:25:01,786 --> 00:25:04,789
I'd appreciate it if you'd,
you know, make an excuse.
350
00:25:04,923 --> 00:25:07,993
Rebecca, why don't you
come and join us?
351
00:25:08,126 --> 00:25:10,996
Thank you, Louise.
I would love that.
352
00:25:11,129 --> 00:25:12,831
Yeah, come and join us.
353
00:25:15,433 --> 00:25:17,502
Uh, wax beans?
354
00:25:17,636 --> 00:25:21,840
Um, that's not gonna work.
Has everyone else ordered?
355
00:25:21,973 --> 00:25:25,377
Yeah? Uh, how do you
cook your fries?
356
00:25:25,510 --> 00:25:27,479
We fry them.
357
00:25:27,612 --> 00:25:29,014
Right, but in what?
358
00:25:29,447 --> 00:25:30,448
The fryer.
359
00:25:30,582 --> 00:25:32,684
You know what?
It is fine.
360
00:25:32,817 --> 00:25:37,188
I will just have a green salad,
please, with oil and vinegar.
361
00:25:37,322 --> 00:25:39,257
Thank you.
362
00:25:40,659 --> 00:25:42,727
I feel like I'm in Fargo.
363
00:25:42,861 --> 00:25:44,896
- I've been to Fargo.
- Oh.
364
00:25:47,132 --> 00:25:50,268
So, Percy, you haven't lost
a crop in 50 years?
365
00:25:50,402 --> 00:25:52,203
- Correct.
- That's incredible.
366
00:25:52,337 --> 00:25:54,739
How long has your family
been farming?
367
00:25:54,873 --> 00:25:56,941
- Generations.
- Hmm.
368
00:25:57,075 --> 00:26:00,780
I became a teacher instead of
following in my father's footsteps.
369
00:26:00,912 --> 00:26:03,615
Not just mine.
Your grandfather's,
370
00:26:03,748 --> 00:26:05,283
your great-great-grandfather's...
371
00:26:05,417 --> 00:26:07,285
All the way back to
the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
372
00:26:07,419 --> 00:26:09,888
- You think it's a joke.
- No, sir.
373
00:26:10,021 --> 00:26:13,625
Two hundred years ago,
we were serfs back in Europe.
374
00:26:14,492 --> 00:26:16,695
We risked everything
to come to this country.
375
00:26:16,828 --> 00:26:17,763
You know why?
376
00:26:17,896 --> 00:26:19,799
To escape the same crap
377
00:26:19,931 --> 00:26:22,200
this damn corporation's
trying to pull on us right now!
378
00:26:22,334 --> 00:26:25,036
Exactly! Would you just say
that to a journalist or two?
379
00:26:25,170 --> 00:26:26,772
- No way!
- Why not?
380
00:26:26,905 --> 00:26:29,274
What you're doing is heroic.
You should be recognized.
381
00:26:29,407 --> 00:26:33,411
It's a private matter
between me and Monsanto.
382
00:26:33,545 --> 00:26:36,381
Try the veal.
I'm here all week.
383
00:26:37,682 --> 00:26:40,085
See ya around.
384
00:26:42,354 --> 00:26:45,290
You try to fight them
on your own, you will lose.
385
00:26:46,958 --> 00:26:48,660
We can help pay
your legal fees.
386
00:26:48,794 --> 00:26:50,261
How?
387
00:26:50,395 --> 00:26:53,164
Percy tells his story.
We collect donations.
388
00:26:53,298 --> 00:26:55,100
I'm no charity case.
389
00:26:55,233 --> 00:26:57,535
It's not charity.
There are thousands of people
390
00:26:57,669 --> 00:26:59,003
who want to support you.
391
00:26:59,137 --> 00:27:01,106
I'm no poster boy, neither.
392
00:27:05,043 --> 00:27:06,878
- Take care.
- Come on, Ma.
393
00:27:07,011 --> 00:27:08,980
Bye! Get home safe.
394
00:27:33,304 --> 00:27:37,509
Now, let's talk about that
stormy day in field number seven.
395
00:27:37,642 --> 00:27:40,912
We had heavy winds
and there was a lot of canola
396
00:27:41,045 --> 00:27:43,381
blowing in
from a neighbor's fields.
397
00:27:44,983 --> 00:27:46,317
And then what happened?
398
00:27:46,451 --> 00:27:51,122
I picked it up with the combine,
just like the rest.
399
00:27:52,157 --> 00:27:56,461
So, plants from
the other farmer's fields
400
00:27:56,594 --> 00:28:00,265
may have accounted
for some of the seeds
401
00:28:00,398 --> 00:28:03,101
that Mr. Schmeiser saved
for his crop that year?
402
00:28:03,234 --> 00:28:05,303
That's correct.
403
00:28:05,437 --> 00:28:10,008
Now, the whole point
of Roundup Ready canola,
404
00:28:10,141 --> 00:28:14,245
as I understand it,
is that when you grow it,
405
00:28:14,379 --> 00:28:17,682
you can spray all of your crops
with Roundup.
406
00:28:17,817 --> 00:28:19,250
- Is that correct?
- Yes.
407
00:28:20,118 --> 00:28:22,822
Has Mr. Schmeiser
ever asked you
408
00:28:22,954 --> 00:28:26,558
to spray a field of growing
canola plants with Roundup?
409
00:28:26,691 --> 00:28:28,326
No. He did not.
410
00:28:30,295 --> 00:28:32,430
Thank you.
411
00:28:32,564 --> 00:28:34,332
Okay.
412
00:28:38,703 --> 00:28:40,638
Perce.
413
00:28:41,406 --> 00:28:43,341
Did you interview
any farmers
414
00:28:43,475 --> 00:28:45,710
who were growing
Roundup Ready canola
415
00:28:45,845 --> 00:28:50,248
as to whether they sold
Mr. Schmeiser any GMO canola?
416
00:28:50,381 --> 00:28:51,784
I believe I did, yes.
417
00:28:51,917 --> 00:28:53,251
Now, do you recall
an interview
418
00:28:53,384 --> 00:28:55,386
with a Mr. Karl Steiger?
419
00:28:56,154 --> 00:28:58,189
It was in a room
at the Frontier Hotel.
420
00:28:58,323 --> 00:29:02,193
And did you turn the heat up
on Mr. Steiger
421
00:29:02,327 --> 00:29:04,262
during this interview,
intimidate him a little?
422
00:29:04,395 --> 00:29:06,731
Did you imply to him
that you had proof
423
00:29:06,866 --> 00:29:09,434
that he sold Roundup Ready
canola to Mr. Schmeiser?
424
00:29:09,567 --> 00:29:11,569
I believe the words
I used were,
425
00:29:11,703 --> 00:29:15,139
"I know you sold Roundup Ready
canola to Mr. Schmeiser."
426
00:29:16,007 --> 00:29:18,811
But you were bluffing
at that point?
427
00:29:19,677 --> 00:29:21,679
I didn't have
any factual evidence.
428
00:29:23,014 --> 00:29:24,616
I see. Thank you.
429
00:29:28,419 --> 00:29:33,725
So, in 1997, you grew a crop
of Roundup Ready canola?
430
00:29:33,859 --> 00:29:37,228
I had a crop,
you betcha, yes.
431
00:29:37,362 --> 00:29:41,967
And where did you buy the Roundup
Ready canola that you seeded in '97?
432
00:29:42,100 --> 00:29:44,369
At the pool elevator in Bruno.
433
00:29:44,502 --> 00:29:46,471
How was it packaged?
434
00:29:46,604 --> 00:29:47,739
In bags.
435
00:29:48,706 --> 00:29:50,675
Did any of the bags ever break?
436
00:29:50,809 --> 00:29:54,013
Yeah, when I was loading
the bags into the truck,
437
00:29:54,145 --> 00:29:55,814
one of 'em spilled open.
438
00:29:56,414 --> 00:29:57,917
Any seeds leak out?
439
00:29:58,049 --> 00:29:59,417
Well, they sure could have.
440
00:29:59,551 --> 00:30:01,319
They're making the bags
out of paper now.
441
00:30:01,452 --> 00:30:05,490
What route do you take back to your
farm, Mr. Steiger?
442
00:30:06,825 --> 00:30:08,660
It was the Bruno grid.
443
00:30:09,594 --> 00:30:10,796
The Bruno grid.
444
00:30:10,930 --> 00:30:14,867
Now, is the Bruno grid
in this area? Am I right?
445
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,401
Right... Right by Mr....
446
00:30:16,534 --> 00:30:19,404
Yeah, it goes
right by Percy's fields.
447
00:30:19,537 --> 00:30:22,340
Runs right past
Percy's fields.
448
00:30:23,608 --> 00:30:24,810
Thank you, sir.
449
00:30:30,214 --> 00:30:32,216
Perce.
450
00:30:37,422 --> 00:30:39,925
You couldn't bring her in?
451
00:30:40,059 --> 00:30:43,394
Okay. I gotta run.
Okay. Bye.
452
00:30:45,597 --> 00:30:48,266
- Good job, Jackson.
- Thank you, sir. I think that went pretty well.
453
00:30:48,399 --> 00:30:50,268
Yeah, don't get
too comfortable, boys.
454
00:30:50,401 --> 00:30:52,403
That big-city lawyer
won't let this die in Humboldt.
455
00:30:52,537 --> 00:30:54,807
While we wait,
I'm gonna stir up some press.
456
00:30:54,940 --> 00:30:56,507
More to come.
457
00:31:00,779 --> 00:31:03,247
Other farmers
say that they have come to rely
458
00:31:03,381 --> 00:31:05,784
on Monsanto seeds
for higher yields.
459
00:31:05,918 --> 00:31:08,686
Meanwhile, Schmeiser's
defense team is asserting
460
00:31:08,821 --> 00:31:10,756
that the genetically
modified seeds
461
00:31:10,889 --> 00:31:12,925
were blown
from his neighbor's truck
462
00:31:13,058 --> 00:31:14,592
as he drove by his fields.
463
00:31:14,726 --> 00:31:16,628
The trial will be resuming
later this month.
464
00:31:16,762 --> 00:31:18,764
The judge resides...
465
00:31:20,298 --> 00:31:21,800
So, here's the verdict.
466
00:31:21,934 --> 00:31:25,670
"A farmer whose field
contains seed or plants
467
00:31:25,804 --> 00:31:28,673
originating from seed
spilled into them
468
00:31:28,807 --> 00:31:32,543
or blown as seed in swaths
from a neighbor's land,
469
00:31:32,677 --> 00:31:34,579
or even growing
from germination
470
00:31:34,712 --> 00:31:36,949
by pollen carried
into his field from elsewhere,
471
00:31:37,082 --> 00:31:41,185
does not own the right to use
the patented gene, or seed,
472
00:31:41,319 --> 00:31:43,889
or plant containing the gene."
473
00:31:46,491 --> 00:31:47,793
What does it mean?
474
00:31:47,926 --> 00:31:49,762
It means it doesn't matter
how it got there,
475
00:31:49,895 --> 00:31:51,764
or what percentage
is even contaminated.
476
00:31:51,897 --> 00:31:55,868
Everything you grew
belongs to Monsanto.
477
00:31:56,001 --> 00:31:58,403
How much do I owe?
478
00:32:00,304 --> 00:32:02,975
- $105,000.
- Oh.
479
00:32:03,108 --> 00:32:06,477
It's all the revenue
from your 1998 crop,
480
00:32:06,611 --> 00:32:09,447
plus Monsanto's legal fees.
481
00:32:09,580 --> 00:32:12,450
And, Percy, it says here that
you're instructed to hand over
482
00:32:12,583 --> 00:32:15,553
all seeds
from last year's crop.
483
00:32:17,823 --> 00:32:20,425
Everything I got's
in those seeds.
484
00:32:22,627 --> 00:32:24,897
Nothing else we can do?
485
00:32:26,832 --> 00:32:28,366
You know,
I wouldn't advise it,
486
00:32:28,499 --> 00:32:31,202
but there may be grounds
for an appeal.
487
00:32:31,335 --> 00:32:32,805
It would draw this out longer.
488
00:32:32,938 --> 00:32:35,074
And, of course,
it would cost more...
489
00:32:35,206 --> 00:32:36,574
Money.
490
00:32:36,708 --> 00:32:38,576
This is getting out of hand.
491
00:32:38,710 --> 00:32:41,814
Also, I really...
I hate to bring this up now, but,
492
00:32:42,714 --> 00:32:45,550
there is the matter
of my fee as well.
493
00:32:47,418 --> 00:32:48,921
I'll see to it.
494
00:32:56,527 --> 00:32:59,865
You saying my farm's
not good enough collateral?
495
00:33:00,331 --> 00:33:02,000
Look, Percy,
496
00:33:02,134 --> 00:33:04,736
how long have we
known each other?
497
00:33:05,369 --> 00:33:07,572
Thanks for your time, Sam.
498
00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:12,144
- Caller, you there?
- I don't like the seed companies,
499
00:33:12,276 --> 00:33:15,214
but as far as I can tell, Schmeiser's
a thief and deserves what he got.
500
00:33:15,346 --> 00:33:18,917
How could you be a farmer for
years and not know what's in your field?
501
00:33:19,051 --> 00:33:22,320
I've known Percy Schmeiser all my life...
502
00:33:22,453 --> 00:33:24,388
...and there's no way
he's a thief.
503
00:33:25,023 --> 00:33:26,390
Hello.
504
00:33:28,227 --> 00:33:29,694
Hello?
505
00:33:40,906 --> 00:33:42,373
This a joke?
506
00:33:43,208 --> 00:33:44,943
Best I can do.
507
00:33:47,678 --> 00:33:50,414
Resells aren't what
they used to be, Perce.
508
00:33:53,351 --> 00:33:55,586
You sure
you wanna plant these oats?
509
00:33:56,587 --> 00:33:58,723
I gotta put something
in the ground.
510
00:34:21,512 --> 00:34:23,849
Hey, we're watching you,
seed-stealer.
511
00:34:25,017 --> 00:34:26,717
Good luck getting home.
512
00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:30,421
It's no more than
an eighth of a teaspoon.
513
00:34:30,555 --> 00:34:32,057
Mm-hmm. Doesn't it
smell good in here?
514
00:34:36,028 --> 00:34:37,095
Are we late?
515
00:34:44,735 --> 00:34:45,904
Louise.
516
00:34:46,737 --> 00:34:48,974
Did you pay
the fencing bill?
517
00:34:49,107 --> 00:34:50,575
It says we're past due.
518
00:34:50,708 --> 00:34:53,678
Brenda and I have been voted
off the Planning Committee.
519
00:35:00,319 --> 00:35:03,487
If you're making tea,
I'll have a cup.
520
00:35:09,194 --> 00:35:11,230
Okay. There you are.
521
00:35:11,362 --> 00:35:12,931
What's wrong?
522
00:35:14,166 --> 00:35:15,566
Louise...
523
00:35:18,937 --> 00:35:22,506
Apparently,
given our current situation,
524
00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,643
we're not appropriate
to represent the community.
525
00:35:25,777 --> 00:35:28,479
Brenda's furious.
She blames us.
526
00:35:28,613 --> 00:35:30,349
What's Brenda
got to do with it?
527
00:35:30,481 --> 00:35:32,150
Alton gave evidence for you.
528
00:35:32,284 --> 00:35:33,952
So, it's my fault?
529
00:35:34,086 --> 00:35:35,586
If the cap fits...
530
00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:37,555
It's just pies.
531
00:35:38,589 --> 00:35:40,424
It's not just pies.
532
00:35:40,558 --> 00:35:43,962
It's our friendships,
it's our community.
533
00:35:44,695 --> 00:35:46,731
I'll sort it out.
534
00:35:46,865 --> 00:35:48,033
Louise...
535
00:35:54,039 --> 00:35:56,241
You don't know
how strong the patent is
536
00:35:56,375 --> 00:35:59,543
until Schmeiser violates it
and it's upheld in court.
537
00:35:59,677 --> 00:36:01,113
The decision
has set a world standard
538
00:36:01,246 --> 00:36:03,248
in intellectual property
protection.
539
00:36:03,382 --> 00:36:05,416
Okay, stop.
540
00:36:07,152 --> 00:36:09,788
It's good press, but it's not
gonna do anything to stop wheat.
541
00:36:09,922 --> 00:36:12,124
He's the best lead we've got
and you know it.
542
00:36:14,126 --> 00:36:15,426
Is he even appealing?
543
00:36:15,559 --> 00:36:17,930
Not yet.
But I can convince him.
544
00:36:18,063 --> 00:36:18,864
He won't win.
545
00:36:18,997 --> 00:36:21,266
We do not need him
to win, Roger.
546
00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:23,168
We just need him
to keep fighting.
547
00:36:23,302 --> 00:36:26,038
He hasn't signed
a non-disclosure agreement.
548
00:36:26,171 --> 00:36:28,006
So, he can still go public.
549
00:36:28,140 --> 00:36:31,910
He's 150K in the hole
and we can use that.
550
00:36:32,044 --> 00:36:36,348
Imagine, this poor, naive,
salt-of-the-earth farmer
551
00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:40,584
publicly brought to ruin at the
hands of the evil corporation.
552
00:36:40,718 --> 00:36:44,356
By the time we're done, there won't be
a single representative in Washington
553
00:36:44,488 --> 00:36:46,325
who'll support wheat.
554
00:36:46,457 --> 00:36:48,427
Schmeiser...
I can't sell that name.
555
00:36:48,559 --> 00:36:52,164
It sounds like a beer.
Schmeiser Light.
556
00:36:53,531 --> 00:36:56,401
I don't see the return on this.
We don't have the budget.
557
00:36:56,534 --> 00:36:57,903
Don't give me a per diem.
558
00:37:00,772 --> 00:37:03,942
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
But, Rebecca,
559
00:37:04,076 --> 00:37:06,011
you have to
make this real now.
560
00:37:06,144 --> 00:37:07,611
I'll take the bus.
561
00:37:09,448 --> 00:37:11,016
Take the bus.
562
00:37:20,025 --> 00:37:22,727
I'm sorry
I don't have more to offer.
563
00:37:22,861 --> 00:37:24,196
No time for baking.
564
00:37:25,696 --> 00:37:26,832
We're doing fine.
565
00:37:26,965 --> 00:37:28,532
Of course.
566
00:37:29,633 --> 00:37:31,169
I come from a family
of farmers,
567
00:37:31,303 --> 00:37:35,173
so I understand
how resilient you have to be.
568
00:37:35,841 --> 00:37:37,943
Your people are farmers?
569
00:37:38,076 --> 00:37:41,612
Well, not my parents,
but on my mother's side a ways back.
570
00:37:41,746 --> 00:37:44,082
I have cousins in Minnesota
who grow wheat.
571
00:37:44,749 --> 00:37:47,152
Now, Percy,
last time I saw you,
572
00:37:47,285 --> 00:37:49,520
you said you were
not interested in speaking.
573
00:37:49,653 --> 00:37:51,223
Still ain't.
574
00:37:51,356 --> 00:37:56,161
Okay. Well, I'm assuming
that you have seen this.
575
00:37:57,262 --> 00:37:59,898
This is a printout
from Monsanto's website.
576
00:38:04,735 --> 00:38:11,176
That says that you knowingly
segregated and planted their seeds.
577
00:38:11,309 --> 00:38:16,114
That's their message,
and they are spreading it every day.
578
00:38:16,248 --> 00:38:20,919
Now, I just thought you might want a
chance to tell your side of the story.
579
00:38:22,354 --> 00:38:23,989
I'm figuring to appeal.
580
00:38:24,722 --> 00:38:26,925
Nothing's been decided yet.
581
00:38:27,691 --> 00:38:30,762
Well, how much
would an appeal cost?
582
00:38:30,896 --> 00:38:32,164
We can help with that.
583
00:38:32,297 --> 00:38:34,199
We would set up
public speaking forums for you
584
00:38:34,332 --> 00:38:36,868
and collect donations
from the audience.
585
00:38:37,002 --> 00:38:39,004
And how much money
are we going to bring in?
586
00:38:39,137 --> 00:38:41,440
Well, that would
depend on Percy,
587
00:38:41,572 --> 00:38:44,810
on how hard
he's willing to work.
588
00:38:45,777 --> 00:38:48,746
But maybe a few thousand.
589
00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:52,217
Maybe ten.
Maybe hundreds of thousands.
590
00:38:52,350 --> 00:38:53,452
What's your cut?
591
00:38:53,584 --> 00:38:54,786
No cut.
592
00:38:54,920 --> 00:38:57,989
100% of what is donated
to you goes to you.
593
00:38:58,123 --> 00:39:00,058
And we'd cover
any travel expenses.
594
00:39:00,192 --> 00:39:03,795
Uh-huh.
What's in it for you?
595
00:39:05,564 --> 00:39:08,732
The PEP is trying its hardest
596
00:39:08,867 --> 00:39:12,504
to stop GMO wheat
before they sneak it in.
597
00:39:12,636 --> 00:39:14,206
You're helping us
raise awareness.
598
00:39:15,673 --> 00:39:17,843
Please think about it.
599
00:39:30,088 --> 00:39:33,325
I'll make up the spare room
for you, dear.
600
00:39:39,264 --> 00:39:42,901
Hi, everybody.
Hey, thanks for coming.
601
00:39:43,034 --> 00:39:45,904
Look, uh,
I know times are tough.
602
00:39:46,037 --> 00:39:48,340
We're here to offer solutions.
603
00:39:48,473 --> 00:39:51,642
If you plant Monsanto's
genetically engineered seed,
604
00:39:51,776 --> 00:39:53,879
our trials are showing
that you actually farm
605
00:39:54,012 --> 00:39:56,181
twice the amount of land
in half the amount of time.
606
00:39:56,314 --> 00:39:59,351
What if I ain't got twice the land?
607
00:39:59,484 --> 00:40:02,487
Well, then I suggest that
you start looking for more,
608
00:40:02,621 --> 00:40:04,956
because if you want to
get rid of your weed problems,
609
00:40:05,090 --> 00:40:08,894
all you gotta do is spray
Roundup on your crop two times,
610
00:40:09,027 --> 00:40:11,296
once two weeks after you plant,
611
00:40:11,429 --> 00:40:15,967
and then mid-season when the
canola's about knee-height,
612
00:40:16,101 --> 00:40:18,136
and then,
you're doing well until harvest.
613
00:40:18,270 --> 00:40:20,138
You might even get
a week's worth of vacation.
614
00:40:20,272 --> 00:40:23,008
Smells like a stinkin'
pile of manure to me.
615
00:40:24,675 --> 00:40:28,246
Okay, well, look, guys,
I can sell you different seed varieties,
616
00:40:28,380 --> 00:40:31,383
- but nothing is gonna be as good as these.
- What are you doing here?
617
00:40:31,516 --> 00:40:34,252
- I'll even bet you $500...
- Nothing. Just checking it out.
618
00:40:34,386 --> 00:40:36,788
...you won't even find
anything else out there like it.
619
00:40:36,922 --> 00:40:40,258
Now, look, there are
some growers out there
620
00:40:40,392 --> 00:40:42,928
that are trying to
get the same advantages
621
00:40:43,061 --> 00:40:45,163
you are all willing
to pay good money for,
622
00:40:45,297 --> 00:40:48,867
by growing our seed
without a license.
623
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:51,770
As far as I'm concerned,
that's freeloading and it's stealing,
624
00:40:51,903 --> 00:40:55,140
and not just from Monsanto,
but from you too.
625
00:40:55,273 --> 00:40:58,376
So, if you hear anything
or see anything suspicious,
626
00:40:58,510 --> 00:41:01,580
we have a 1-800 number,
it's totally anonymous...
627
00:41:01,712 --> 00:41:02,914
It's a damn snitch line!
628
00:41:04,783 --> 00:41:07,052
They want us
to rat each other out!
629
00:41:07,185 --> 00:41:10,422
- You're nothing but a two-bit thief!
- Who said that?
630
00:41:10,555 --> 00:41:12,290
The newspapers!
631
00:41:12,424 --> 00:41:14,693
Okay, calm down, guys.
Calm down.
632
00:41:14,826 --> 00:41:18,129
Look, it's not a snitch line.
633
00:41:18,263 --> 00:41:20,098
- There he goes.
- Yeah.
634
00:41:20,232 --> 00:41:22,500
Look, guys,
come up and get some cards,
635
00:41:22,634 --> 00:41:27,272
sign up before it's too late
and go ahead and grab some ribs.
636
00:42:04,276 --> 00:42:06,511
We're appealing this case.
637
00:42:06,645 --> 00:42:08,346
What do I have to do?
638
00:42:12,250 --> 00:42:13,985
You've gone over
what you're gonna say?
639
00:42:14,119 --> 00:42:15,820
Only about a hundred times.
640
00:42:15,954 --> 00:42:19,024
- Well, simple and straightforward is best.
- I'm gonna talk about...
641
00:42:19,157 --> 00:42:20,792
Thank you for joining us
642
00:42:20,925 --> 00:42:22,727
for what's to be
an informative discussion
643
00:42:22,861 --> 00:42:24,229
about the dangers of GMOs
644
00:42:24,362 --> 00:42:27,299
or "Genetically
Modified Organisms."
645
00:42:29,668 --> 00:42:32,737
But we at the PEP
can't do this ourselves.
646
00:42:32,871 --> 00:42:36,374
To stop what's coming,
it's going to take a lot of us
647
00:42:36,508 --> 00:42:39,277
standing up
and having our voices heard,
648
00:42:39,411 --> 00:42:41,781
which brings me
to our next speaker,
649
00:42:41,913 --> 00:42:46,017
a farmer who has been fighting
a legal battle against Monsanto.
650
00:42:46,151 --> 00:42:49,054
His name is Percy Schmeiser.
651
00:42:49,187 --> 00:42:50,355
Percy.
652
00:43:02,434 --> 00:43:04,169
Yeah, uh...
653
00:43:06,438 --> 00:43:07,505
I am a...
654
00:43:09,809 --> 00:43:11,042
I am...
655
00:43:13,345 --> 00:43:14,846
a farmer.
656
00:43:15,647 --> 00:43:17,282
I grow canola.
657
00:43:18,683 --> 00:43:20,385
I did.
658
00:43:21,286 --> 00:43:23,488
My granddad used to say
659
00:43:23,621 --> 00:43:27,025
that each farming season
carried a promise
660
00:43:28,259 --> 00:43:32,931
that the seeds would get
a little bit stronger.
661
00:43:34,265 --> 00:43:40,972
He said that if you follow
seeds back through generations,
662
00:43:43,208 --> 00:43:47,847
you'd get an unbroken history to
the beginning of recorded time.
663
00:43:48,814 --> 00:43:52,584
Civilization started
when we figured out how to farm.
664
00:43:52,717 --> 00:43:55,253
Farming is the foundation
665
00:43:55,954 --> 00:43:58,556
for everything we care about.
666
00:43:58,690 --> 00:44:04,429
They said I've grown Monsanto's
canola without a license.
667
00:44:04,562 --> 00:44:06,398
It don't matter
how it got there.
668
00:44:06,531 --> 00:44:10,735
Wherever a plant grows
that contains Monsanto's gene,
669
00:44:11,369 --> 00:44:13,571
it belongs to the company.
670
00:44:13,705 --> 00:44:20,712
Everything I worked
all my life for is theirs.
671
00:44:20,846 --> 00:44:24,616
So, my wife and I figure...
672
00:44:27,252 --> 00:44:29,721
we gotta keep fighting.
All right?
673
00:44:30,355 --> 00:44:33,391
That's it. Thank you.
674
00:44:36,161 --> 00:44:40,900
St. John's, Newfoundland,
Oakland, California...
675
00:44:41,032 --> 00:44:43,234
28 cities.
676
00:44:44,269 --> 00:44:46,438
People don't even farm
most of those places.
677
00:44:46,571 --> 00:44:49,140
That's right.
We're spreading your message.
678
00:44:52,544 --> 00:44:53,711
All right?
679
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:56,181
That's it.
680
00:44:58,149 --> 00:44:59,551
...a farmer.
681
00:45:00,251 --> 00:45:03,087
I grow canola. I did.
682
00:45:03,221 --> 00:45:05,390
My granddad used to say
683
00:45:05,523 --> 00:45:08,126
that each farming season
carried a promise
684
00:45:09,127 --> 00:45:11,563
that the seeds would grow
a little bit stronger.
685
00:45:11,696 --> 00:45:15,935
He said that if you follow seeds
back through generations...
686
00:45:16,067 --> 00:45:19,103
Wheat is Monsanto's next target,
687
00:45:19,237 --> 00:45:22,173
a multi-billion-dollar-a-year
industry.
688
00:45:22,307 --> 00:45:24,442
If that happens, we have lost.
689
00:45:24,576 --> 00:45:26,311
Now, as the government,
the courts,
690
00:45:26,444 --> 00:45:29,214
they tell us
farmers' rights don't matter.
691
00:45:29,347 --> 00:45:31,082
Only the corporations matter.
692
00:45:31,216 --> 00:45:32,750
So, what's going to happen
693
00:45:32,885 --> 00:45:36,020
when we spray these toxic
substances onto our wheat?
694
00:45:36,154 --> 00:45:39,457
Wheat that is ground down into the
flour that is baked into bread.
695
00:45:39,591 --> 00:45:41,059
Can we get a comment?
696
00:45:41,192 --> 00:45:43,127
Him. Him. That guy.
697
00:45:46,932 --> 00:45:51,035
Monsanto owns it.
So, somehow, it's my obligation
698
00:45:51,169 --> 00:45:53,204
to check my land
for their seeds.
699
00:45:53,338 --> 00:45:55,273
Where's their obligation
700
00:45:55,406 --> 00:45:57,709
to make sure their seeds
don't get on my land?
701
00:45:57,843 --> 00:46:02,447
...by the time it gets to our
dinner plates, contains glyphosate,
702
00:46:02,580 --> 00:46:06,618
the main ingredient in
Monsanto's herbicide, Roundup.
703
00:46:23,167 --> 00:46:24,870
We're not backing down.
704
00:46:25,004 --> 00:46:26,471
What they're doing is not right
705
00:46:26,604 --> 00:46:29,207
and somebody's
got to say something.
706
00:46:38,483 --> 00:46:41,219
That was great. Good job.
707
00:46:46,691 --> 00:46:48,593
Hey, girl.
708
00:46:49,862 --> 00:46:52,263
How's the...
709
00:46:55,901 --> 00:46:59,470
This is great.
This is exactly what we need, Percy.
710
00:46:59,604 --> 00:47:03,174
This is big. Millions of people
see his column every week.
711
00:47:03,308 --> 00:47:05,010
Guess I better not
mess it up then.
712
00:47:05,143 --> 00:47:09,815
Why would you segregate the GMO
seeds unless you wanted to grow more?
713
00:47:09,949 --> 00:47:13,151
Back then, I didn't know
anything about patented seeds.
714
00:47:13,284 --> 00:47:15,486
- So, you did do it on purpose?
- No.
715
00:47:15,620 --> 00:47:19,223
- Tom, I think you're missing the point.
- Am I?
716
00:47:19,357 --> 00:47:22,126
'Cause it sounds to me like he
used Monsanto's seeds on purpose.
717
00:47:22,260 --> 00:47:28,299
I never bought them. You know how many
genes Monsanto puts into GMO canola?
718
00:47:29,001 --> 00:47:30,335
One in 5,000.
719
00:47:30,468 --> 00:47:32,136
They swap out
one gene in 5,000.
720
00:47:32,270 --> 00:47:35,740
Suddenly, I get sued
for doing the same thing
721
00:47:35,874 --> 00:47:38,242
my family's been doing
for hundreds of years.
722
00:47:38,376 --> 00:47:42,580
Which, lest we forget,
is toiling day in and day out,
723
00:47:42,714 --> 00:47:46,051
for very little pay,
to put food on our tables.
724
00:47:46,184 --> 00:47:47,685
That's right.
725
00:47:50,688 --> 00:47:52,423
Oh, I wouldn't do that
if I were you.
726
00:47:52,557 --> 00:47:54,860
Karl sprayed this field
last week with glyphosate.
727
00:47:57,729 --> 00:48:01,000
Thank you, Tom. If you need anything
else, please give my office a call.
728
00:48:01,132 --> 00:48:02,868
Sounds good.
Take care. Thank you.
729
00:48:05,670 --> 00:48:07,739
Nobody'd be spraying
this time of year.
730
00:48:07,873 --> 00:48:09,507
He doesn't know that.
731
00:48:10,809 --> 00:48:12,477
"Seeds of discord.
732
00:48:12,610 --> 00:48:14,278
For doing
what he's always done,
733
00:48:14,412 --> 00:48:16,681
Percy Schmeiser,
a Saskatchewan canola farmer,
734
00:48:16,815 --> 00:48:19,550
is being sued by
agribusiness giant Monsanto
735
00:48:19,684 --> 00:48:22,353
in landmark seed piracy case."
736
00:48:22,487 --> 00:48:25,723
Front page of the Washington Post.
It's huge!
737
00:48:47,578 --> 00:48:51,784
This one says he was fined
for growing GMO soy.
738
00:48:51,917 --> 00:48:54,519
He couldn't afford to fight it,
but he wants you to keep going.
739
00:48:54,652 --> 00:48:57,288
He has included
a check for $10.
740
00:48:57,422 --> 00:49:00,324
So many people.
Who'd have thought it?
741
00:49:00,458 --> 00:49:03,862
See, Percy, press pays.
742
00:49:05,130 --> 00:49:07,398
People are so generous.
743
00:49:11,269 --> 00:49:13,204
- Hello, Mr. Schmeiser.
- Hello.
744
00:49:30,856 --> 00:49:33,391
- Hello.
- Percy, I think Monsanto's
745
00:49:33,524 --> 00:49:35,194
security guys are on my land.
746
00:49:35,326 --> 00:49:37,763
- Say again?
- They're here.
747
00:49:38,329 --> 00:49:39,497
Can you get over here?
748
00:49:39,630 --> 00:49:41,332
Okay, I'm coming.
749
00:49:42,567 --> 00:49:43,701
Oh!
750
00:49:52,845 --> 00:49:55,513
I've told you
to get out of my field!
751
00:49:55,646 --> 00:49:57,248
I've called the police.
752
00:50:03,287 --> 00:50:04,757
Get off this man's property.
753
00:50:04,890 --> 00:50:06,925
Whoa, come on,
there's no need for that.
754
00:50:07,059 --> 00:50:08,026
You're trespassing!
755
00:50:08,160 --> 00:50:09,494
Come on, let's go.
756
00:50:11,964 --> 00:50:13,698
You can't intimidate
these people!
757
00:50:13,832 --> 00:50:16,201
We won't stop.
We won't stop
758
00:50:16,334 --> 00:50:19,772
until you stop spraying your chemicals on our food!
759
00:50:20,438 --> 00:50:22,340
I'm gonna sue your ass.
760
00:50:23,307 --> 00:50:24,642
Go for it.
761
00:50:29,647 --> 00:50:31,784
Hey.
762
00:50:40,025 --> 00:50:42,560
The reason
they're going after Alton
763
00:50:43,461 --> 00:50:45,964
is because he's supporting us.
764
00:50:46,098 --> 00:50:48,533
That's how these big
seed companies work.
765
00:50:48,666 --> 00:50:50,836
They go after anyone
who speaks out against them.
766
00:50:50,969 --> 00:50:53,105
That's why this appeal
is so important.
767
00:50:53,238 --> 00:50:54,873
Well, we can't afford
a lawyer.
768
00:50:55,673 --> 00:50:57,776
They're tearing
our community apart.
769
00:50:58,543 --> 00:51:00,411
We gotta stand together.
770
00:51:02,114 --> 00:51:04,682
With what money?
771
00:51:07,286 --> 00:51:09,687
You haven't paid us in weeks
772
00:51:10,688 --> 00:51:12,623
and you're never here.
773
00:51:14,425 --> 00:51:16,460
Look, your crops are failing.
774
00:51:43,088 --> 00:51:46,724
Never thought I'd be
asking help from strangers.
775
00:51:47,326 --> 00:51:48,961
Well, you did.
776
00:51:50,996 --> 00:51:54,665
But it doesn't do any good
unless you take it.
777
00:51:56,001 --> 00:51:58,003
We're talking about
people's hard-earned money.
778
00:51:58,136 --> 00:51:59,704
It just don't feel right.
779
00:52:01,706 --> 00:52:03,976
You should read
the letters.
780
00:52:20,558 --> 00:52:23,328
"Dear Percy and
Louise, when I read your story
781
00:52:23,461 --> 00:52:26,064
and what Monsanto's doing with
their genetically modified seeds,
782
00:52:26,198 --> 00:52:28,233
it made me sick.
What gives them the right to patent..."
783
00:52:28,367 --> 00:52:30,068
"When they came after
me, I settled.
784
00:52:30,202 --> 00:52:33,372
But now, I wish I didn't.
I'm behind you all the way."
785
00:52:36,141 --> 00:52:38,043
"Thank you
for what you're doing.
786
00:52:38,176 --> 00:52:39,811
I own a bakery
and I'm terrified
787
00:52:39,945 --> 00:52:42,546
Monsanto will give us
genetically modified wheat."
788
00:52:42,680 --> 00:52:44,182
"Dear Mr. Schmeiser,
789
00:52:44,316 --> 00:52:47,119
many farmers here in southern
Pakistan are struggling
790
00:52:47,252 --> 00:52:50,022
under the introduction
of genetically modified crops."
791
00:52:52,157 --> 00:52:54,893
"Maybe we can be like
you and your wife. Thank you.
792
00:52:55,027 --> 00:52:57,461
We enclosed a check.
It's not much,
793
00:52:57,595 --> 00:52:59,031
but it comes
with our best wishes."
794
00:52:59,164 --> 00:53:00,866
"We have very little money,
795
00:53:00,999 --> 00:53:03,467
but we'll do what we can
to support your cause."
796
00:53:09,975 --> 00:53:15,113
So, I have found a way for you
to make some extra money.
797
00:53:15,247 --> 00:53:18,749
You've been invited to speak at
a major international conference
798
00:53:18,884 --> 00:53:21,420
on food security
in India next month.
799
00:53:21,552 --> 00:53:24,689
India?
What about the harvest?
800
00:53:25,958 --> 00:53:29,660
Uh, I had to pull some major
strings to make this happen.
801
00:53:29,795 --> 00:53:32,697
This is a big deal.
There'll be dignitaries,
802
00:53:32,831 --> 00:53:35,533
philanthropists,
agents of change.
803
00:53:36,467 --> 00:53:38,370
The whole world is watching!
804
00:53:38,502 --> 00:53:40,005
The whole world is watching!
805
00:53:40,138 --> 00:53:41,706
- Excuse me, Mr. Schmeiser.
- Excuse me.
806
00:53:41,840 --> 00:53:43,541
- Mr. Schmeiser.
- We just want to get inside.
807
00:53:43,674 --> 00:53:46,178
What are your chances
in this appeal?
808
00:53:46,311 --> 00:53:47,879
I feel confident.
809
00:53:48,013 --> 00:53:50,983
No, no, GMO! No, no, GMO!
810
00:53:51,116 --> 00:53:52,583
No, no, GMO!
811
00:54:01,193 --> 00:54:04,396
You okay?
It was quite a scene out there.
812
00:54:04,528 --> 00:54:06,231
- I'm fine.
- Good.
813
00:54:08,333 --> 00:54:11,736
About India, I could
really use your support.
814
00:54:11,870 --> 00:54:14,806
Well, that's up to Percy.
815
00:54:14,940 --> 00:54:17,175
He won't go
without your blessing.
816
00:54:19,011 --> 00:54:21,847
It could mean
a lot more money in donations.
817
00:54:23,782 --> 00:54:25,716
- We need him at home.
- I know, but if you...
818
00:54:37,329 --> 00:54:40,866
If you stop him from fighting
this, he'll resent you for it.
819
00:54:41,967 --> 00:54:43,835
You don't know
what you're talking about.
820
00:54:43,969 --> 00:54:46,238
What about Brenda and Alton?
821
00:54:47,039 --> 00:54:48,739
Now they've been
dragged into this.
822
00:54:48,874 --> 00:54:51,810
The only way to help them
is to continue working with us.
823
00:54:52,610 --> 00:54:54,046
Rebecca...
824
00:54:55,213 --> 00:54:57,949
some things are more
important than your campaign.
825
00:54:59,251 --> 00:55:01,719
Your grandmother
and your grandfather
826
00:55:01,853 --> 00:55:03,789
weren't farmers, were they?
827
00:55:03,922 --> 00:55:06,792
But you'll say anything
to get what you want.
828
00:55:06,925 --> 00:55:09,693
This is not about
what I want.
829
00:55:10,495 --> 00:55:12,164
Rebecca,
830
00:55:13,465 --> 00:55:15,767
Percy will do
the right thing.
831
00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:23,641
Excuse me.
832
00:55:24,509 --> 00:55:27,045
Took me, like,
six hours to get here.
833
00:55:36,054 --> 00:55:39,723
The Third District Court
of Appeals is now in session.
834
00:55:47,999 --> 00:55:49,501
It's like
they're multiplying.
835
00:55:49,633 --> 00:55:52,370
Mr. Weaver, shall we begin?
836
00:55:56,508 --> 00:55:58,376
Good morning, My Lord.
837
00:55:58,510 --> 00:56:03,782
Mr. Schmeiser's 17 grounds
for appeal are as follows.
838
00:56:03,915 --> 00:56:06,151
A, interpreting the Patent Act
839
00:56:06,284 --> 00:56:09,087
so as to deprive farmers
the ownership
840
00:56:09,221 --> 00:56:13,191
of canola plants and seed
containing the patented gene.
841
00:56:13,325 --> 00:56:15,894
B, finding that
it is not necessary
842
00:56:16,027 --> 00:56:18,363
that a farmer take advantage
of the patented gene...
843
00:56:18,497 --> 00:56:21,066
The trial's expected
to last up to three weeks.
844
00:56:21,199 --> 00:56:23,835
Monsanto will continue
with its case tomorrow,
845
00:56:23,969 --> 00:56:26,605
focusing on the investigation
that led to the discovery
846
00:56:26,737 --> 00:56:28,607
of the genetically
modified canola.
847
00:56:28,739 --> 00:56:30,542
Percy Schmeiser sees himself
848
00:56:30,674 --> 00:56:32,444
as David up against Goliath.
849
00:56:32,577 --> 00:56:36,615
A 73-year-old farmer
trying to stop big agribusiness
850
00:56:36,747 --> 00:56:39,650
from controlling
the seeds he plants.
851
00:56:42,821 --> 00:56:44,990
So, about India...
852
00:56:45,656 --> 00:56:47,926
I can't go to India.
853
00:56:48,059 --> 00:56:50,228
I need to take care
of my business.
854
00:56:50,362 --> 00:56:51,463
I understand.
855
00:56:52,364 --> 00:56:55,834
But what about all those
farmers that wrote you?
856
00:56:55,967 --> 00:56:59,037
This is a chance
to give them a voice
857
00:56:59,171 --> 00:57:01,606
in front of
a global audience.
858
00:57:01,739 --> 00:57:04,075
Are you just gonna
let them down?
859
00:57:04,209 --> 00:57:06,011
I didn't promise them
anything.
860
00:57:06,144 --> 00:57:10,315
You took their money
and you cashed their checks.
861
00:58:04,002 --> 00:58:05,437
What is that?
862
00:58:06,838 --> 00:58:08,506
Seed has always been
863
00:58:08,640 --> 00:58:10,976
a renewable resource
in farmers' hands.
864
00:58:11,109 --> 00:58:13,612
Seed that is renewable
by its very nature
865
00:58:13,744 --> 00:58:15,247
is now made non-renewable
866
00:58:15,380 --> 00:58:17,816
and we see the consequences
of this in India
867
00:58:17,949 --> 00:58:21,186
where, since the big companies
came in
868
00:58:21,319 --> 00:58:23,755
and took over the seed supply,
especially in cotton,
869
00:58:23,888 --> 00:58:28,593
we have had
270,000 farmer suicides,
870
00:58:28,727 --> 00:58:30,929
most of them driven by debt
871
00:58:31,062 --> 00:58:34,299
and the debt caused by
high-cost non-renewable seeds.
872
00:58:59,324 --> 00:59:01,593
Now, it's going to get
a little hectic,
873
00:59:01,726 --> 00:59:04,496
so stay focused, on message.
874
00:59:06,598 --> 00:59:07,932
Percy?
875
00:59:10,468 --> 00:59:12,170
Stay focused, yeah.
876
00:59:22,714 --> 00:59:24,149
Hello.
877
00:59:27,085 --> 00:59:30,722
Monsanto says you should know
878
00:59:30,855 --> 00:59:34,993
if you've got their genetic
property on your land. But how?
879
00:59:35,894 --> 00:59:39,297
Their GM crop
looks exactly the same.
880
00:59:39,864 --> 00:59:41,833
The only way you can know
881
00:59:41,966 --> 00:59:44,869
is by spraying your field
with their chemicals.
882
00:59:45,003 --> 00:59:47,906
Then, everything that dies
883
00:59:48,039 --> 00:59:50,975
and is worthless,
that's what belongs to you.
884
00:59:51,109 --> 00:59:56,548
Everything that survives
has their GM gene
885
00:59:57,215 --> 00:59:59,250
and belongs to the company.
886
01:00:02,020 --> 01:00:04,723
- I am from South Africa.
- Hello.
887
01:00:04,856 --> 01:00:07,092
We have a drought.
Scientists are saying
888
01:00:07,225 --> 01:00:11,429
GM crops are the only way
to stop millions starving.
889
01:00:11,563 --> 01:00:14,800
- You're saying you want my family to starve?
- No, I'm not saying that.
890
01:00:22,440 --> 01:00:26,311
No, this is important.
GMOs can help us.
891
01:00:26,444 --> 01:00:30,515
In the '80s, the University
of Hawaii created a GM papaya
892
01:00:30,648 --> 01:00:34,386
resistant to a virus that was
wiping out the local crop.
893
01:00:34,519 --> 01:00:38,156
- It saved the whole industry.
- I'm not aware of that.
894
01:00:38,289 --> 01:00:41,827
Oh, come on!
As if big agro cares about food.
895
01:00:41,960 --> 01:00:43,294
They only care about money!
896
01:01:06,985 --> 01:01:08,453
Folks!
897
01:01:09,220 --> 01:01:12,157
Don't fight! Don't do it.
898
01:01:12,290 --> 01:01:14,025
It's what they want...
899
01:01:16,194 --> 01:01:17,863
for us to fuss and argue
900
01:01:17,996 --> 01:01:21,566
'cause, while we fight,
they take over.
901
01:01:30,008 --> 01:01:32,410
In this country, people die.
902
01:01:33,611 --> 01:01:37,449
They get into debt to Monsanto,
they lose land.
903
01:01:38,383 --> 01:01:41,953
Sometimes, they end their life.
904
01:01:43,254 --> 01:01:48,159
For me, I understand
that I might lose my farm.
905
01:01:48,960 --> 01:01:50,962
Now, if they take my farm,
906
01:01:51,996 --> 01:01:54,032
if they take my land,
907
01:01:56,067 --> 01:01:57,535
that's it.
908
01:01:59,003 --> 01:02:00,472
There's nothing left.
909
01:02:00,605 --> 01:02:02,440
So, I get it.
910
01:02:04,242 --> 01:02:08,546
No one's gonna help us but us.
911
01:02:12,650 --> 01:02:15,286
We gotta stop fighting.
912
01:02:20,492 --> 01:02:23,094
Do not give them what they want.
913
01:02:51,256 --> 01:02:53,157
Pretty noisy in there.
Boisterous.
914
01:02:53,291 --> 01:02:55,126
Yeah, you could say that.
915
01:02:56,628 --> 01:02:59,832
I saw your speech,
Mr. Schmeiser.
916
01:03:00,532 --> 01:03:03,101
It's not an easy thing to do.
917
01:03:04,702 --> 01:03:06,839
That's for sure.
918
01:03:06,972 --> 01:03:11,476
We've heard your story.
You're fighting back. You make us hope.
919
01:03:11,609 --> 01:03:15,213
You... you are our hero,
our champion.
920
01:03:16,281 --> 01:03:19,350
I'm a farmer, just a farmer.
921
01:03:20,786 --> 01:03:22,520
I, too, am just a farmer.
922
01:03:25,891 --> 01:03:28,726
Would you like to see
a little bit of my India?
923
01:03:56,055 --> 01:03:58,656
We consider it holy
to feed a cow.
924
01:04:04,662 --> 01:04:08,266
In India, we small farmers feed
more than one billion people.
925
01:04:08,399 --> 01:04:11,402
And a lot of this produce
926
01:04:11,536 --> 01:04:14,205
comes from villages
just like mine,
927
01:04:15,074 --> 01:04:18,376
these vegetables,
onions, potatoes.
928
01:04:26,584 --> 01:04:30,521
A few years ago,
GMOs came promising miracles.
929
01:04:31,522 --> 01:04:33,591
Their seed is not meant
for our climate.
930
01:04:33,725 --> 01:04:35,660
It's meant for irrigated land
931
01:04:35,794 --> 01:04:38,797
and seems to need much,
much higher amounts of water
932
01:04:38,931 --> 01:04:40,698
than we have from the rains.
933
01:04:45,871 --> 01:04:47,639
This is my village.
934
01:04:47,773 --> 01:04:52,077
Seventy-five percent have lost
their land to pay off debts.
935
01:04:52,210 --> 01:04:54,913
Five young men
have taken their own lives.
936
01:04:55,047 --> 01:04:56,815
What about your farm?
937
01:04:56,949 --> 01:05:00,618
I have relatives in all these
homes, many of these homes.
938
01:05:04,255 --> 01:05:06,058
A lot of them
have seen suffering.
939
01:05:15,067 --> 01:05:16,567
Oi!
940
01:05:17,468 --> 01:05:19,838
This is my village, sir.
941
01:05:26,678 --> 01:05:28,246
This way, sir.
942
01:05:34,352 --> 01:05:36,989
Why were you
at the conference, Vasu?
943
01:05:37,122 --> 01:05:39,490
I was there
to support my son.
944
01:05:40,224 --> 01:05:41,492
You have a son, sir?
945
01:05:41,626 --> 01:05:42,895
I do.
946
01:05:43,028 --> 01:05:44,830
- Is he a farmer, too?
- No.
947
01:05:47,632 --> 01:05:51,602
Perhaps in times such as these
that is not such a bad thing.
948
01:05:51,736 --> 01:05:53,072
Did your son...
949
01:05:53,204 --> 01:05:54,639
He was a farmer.
950
01:05:55,740 --> 01:05:58,877
Would you like a cup of tea?
That's my daughter-in-law.
951
01:06:28,207 --> 01:06:29,540
Hi.
952
01:06:42,121 --> 01:06:43,822
- Sir.
- Thanks.
953
01:06:49,560 --> 01:06:52,263
These companies are
going to swallow us up.
954
01:07:10,883 --> 01:07:14,552
Do you know
of the Bhagavad Gita?
955
01:07:16,188 --> 01:07:18,289
In it there's a saying,
956
01:07:18,422 --> 01:07:21,059
"Don't measure
the results of your actions.
957
01:07:21,193 --> 01:07:22,795
Measure the effort.
958
01:07:22,928 --> 01:07:26,297
Most important
is to do the right thing."
959
01:07:53,125 --> 01:07:54,358
Percy...
960
01:07:56,527 --> 01:07:58,729
it's Louise.
961
01:08:32,097 --> 01:08:33,731
Louise...
962
01:08:36,268 --> 01:08:37,668
Hey.
963
01:08:43,374 --> 01:08:45,376
They told me
she fell down the stairs.
964
01:08:45,509 --> 01:08:49,214
Yeah. I found her
on the living room floor.
965
01:08:49,348 --> 01:08:51,382
She was there
for five hours.
966
01:08:53,417 --> 01:08:54,518
How could that happen?
967
01:08:54,652 --> 01:08:56,054
Come on, Dad.
968
01:08:57,122 --> 01:08:59,523
With the stress
that she's been under,
969
01:08:59,657 --> 01:09:01,692
I mean, up there all alone...
970
01:09:04,830 --> 01:09:08,733
You should go home now, Pete.
Get some rest.
971
01:09:08,867 --> 01:09:13,171
And thanks...
for looking after your mom.
972
01:09:25,851 --> 01:09:27,119
I'll see you later.
973
01:09:27,252 --> 01:09:28,552
Yeah.
974
01:09:34,092 --> 01:09:35,994
Louise...
975
01:09:36,128 --> 01:09:38,797
In this appeal,
the parties made submissions
976
01:09:38,931 --> 01:09:41,732
on a large number
of relevant factors.
977
01:09:41,867 --> 01:09:44,735
It is the unanimous decision
of this court
978
01:09:44,870 --> 01:09:46,704
that there is no basis
for interfering
979
01:09:46,838 --> 01:09:50,008
with the exercise
of the trial judge's decision.
980
01:09:50,142 --> 01:09:53,577
The appeal
will therefore be dismissed.
981
01:09:57,249 --> 01:10:00,218
Just a bit under $1.2 million.
982
01:10:00,352 --> 01:10:01,987
That's how much you owe.
983
01:10:02,921 --> 01:10:06,325
Consultation fees, 44,000.
984
01:10:06,457 --> 01:10:09,593
Travel expenses, 57,000.
985
01:10:09,727 --> 01:10:12,097
Meals and entertainment,
986
01:10:12,530 --> 01:10:13,765
1,400.
987
01:10:13,899 --> 01:10:17,002
That's it?
They had a party.
988
01:10:20,872 --> 01:10:23,208
We're gonna lose
the farm, Percy.
989
01:10:24,910 --> 01:10:27,813
This is what happens when
you get lawyers involved.
990
01:10:27,946 --> 01:10:29,480
I can't believe
you let this happen.
991
01:10:29,613 --> 01:10:31,249
I advised them against this
from the start.
992
01:10:31,383 --> 01:10:32,918
I told them this was dangerous.
993
01:10:33,051 --> 01:10:35,287
You get off taking on the big
boys, that's your thing.
994
01:10:35,420 --> 01:10:37,823
- Are you questioning my professional integrity?
- Yes!
995
01:10:37,956 --> 01:10:39,891
Are you kidding me?
I've been doing everything I can
996
01:10:40,025 --> 01:10:42,894
for the last two years,
up against a behemoth
997
01:10:43,028 --> 01:10:46,298
with... with infinite financial
and legal resources.
998
01:10:46,431 --> 01:10:48,000
And I'm completely on my own.
999
01:10:48,133 --> 01:10:50,335
I've been putting my...
my professional reputation,
1000
01:10:50,469 --> 01:10:52,337
my career, on the line.
1001
01:10:52,471 --> 01:10:54,006
And I never once...
1002
01:10:58,276 --> 01:10:59,378
I'm sorry.
1003
01:10:59,510 --> 01:11:02,014
There's nothing
to be sorry about.
1004
01:11:06,318 --> 01:11:08,719
I know you don't want to hear
this, but it's my obligation
1005
01:11:08,854 --> 01:11:10,455
to tell you that
you can appeal again...
1006
01:11:10,588 --> 01:11:12,124
- No!
- ...to the Supreme Court.
1007
01:11:12,257 --> 01:11:14,459
No! It's long past time
that we put an end to this.
1008
01:11:14,592 --> 01:11:17,528
I am not advising it,
I'm not advocating for it, Peter.
1009
01:11:17,661 --> 01:11:19,231
In fact, I'd probably
advise against it.
1010
01:11:19,364 --> 01:11:24,136
Monsanto has put a lien
on everything you own...
1011
01:11:24,970 --> 01:11:27,806
your house, your farm,
even your equipment.
1012
01:11:30,275 --> 01:11:33,945
If you lose an appeal to the Supreme
Court, it could bankrupt you.
1013
01:11:36,448 --> 01:11:37,949
I'm very sorry.
1014
01:12:05,077 --> 01:12:05,844
Hello.
1015
01:12:05,977 --> 01:12:08,013
Hi, Percy.
1016
01:12:08,646 --> 01:12:09,548
How's Louise?
1017
01:12:09,680 --> 01:12:11,049
Getting better.
1018
01:12:11,183 --> 01:12:12,284
Good, good.
1019
01:12:13,351 --> 01:12:16,221
So, have you, um...
have you given any thought
1020
01:12:16,354 --> 01:12:17,989
to your next move?
1021
01:12:18,857 --> 01:12:20,459
You're talking about appealing?
1022
01:12:20,591 --> 01:12:24,796
No. No. Actually, we, uh...
we don't think you should.
1023
01:12:25,663 --> 01:12:26,998
You think I'll lose.
1024
01:12:27,132 --> 01:12:29,868
Can you imagine Jackson
1025
01:12:30,001 --> 01:12:33,205
trying to keep up with
those million-dollar lawyers?
1026
01:12:33,338 --> 01:12:35,807
It's a court case,
not a foot race.
1027
01:12:36,541 --> 01:12:38,910
No, no, Percy. It's a...
1028
01:12:39,044 --> 01:12:41,513
It's a precedent-setting
Supreme Court case.
1029
01:12:41,645 --> 01:12:46,017
If Monsanto wins, it will solidify
their legal right to the patent.
1030
01:12:46,151 --> 01:12:48,652
What about
all the other farmers?
1031
01:12:50,755 --> 01:12:54,926
Percy, well, we said this
was for your family and, you know,
1032
01:12:55,060 --> 01:12:57,728
your family isn't doing so good
right now.
1033
01:12:57,863 --> 01:13:00,198
Now you care about my family.
1034
01:13:02,467 --> 01:13:03,701
Well, it's your decision.
1035
01:13:03,835 --> 01:13:07,072
But, uh,
if you decide to appeal,
1036
01:13:07,205 --> 01:13:10,142
I cannot offer you
our support.
1037
01:13:10,775 --> 01:13:12,277
That's fine.
1038
01:13:13,677 --> 01:13:14,980
I'm sorry, Percy.
1039
01:13:15,113 --> 01:13:16,248
Me too.
1040
01:13:16,381 --> 01:13:17,549
Percy, I'm...
1041
01:15:21,606 --> 01:15:22,907
Good luck getting home!
1042
01:15:53,672 --> 01:15:55,140
There you are.
1043
01:15:55,807 --> 01:15:58,476
I thought you were sleeping.
1044
01:15:58,610 --> 01:16:01,579
I've prayed
more than I've slept.
1045
01:16:02,981 --> 01:16:05,183
I can't do it anymore.
1046
01:16:06,051 --> 01:16:07,852
Not gonna put you
through this.
1047
01:16:07,986 --> 01:16:09,789
I'm done with all of it.
1048
01:16:09,921 --> 01:16:11,523
No Supreme Court?
1049
01:16:11,656 --> 01:16:13,925
No more appealing,
no nothing.
1050
01:16:14,059 --> 01:16:18,563
I'll sign what I gotta sign
and I'll sell what I gotta sell.
1051
01:16:21,466 --> 01:16:23,201
Well, I'm sorry,
1052
01:16:23,335 --> 01:16:25,236
that doesn't sit well with me.
1053
01:16:26,504 --> 01:16:29,007
What that company
has put you through,
1054
01:16:30,108 --> 01:16:31,509
it isn't right.
1055
01:16:31,643 --> 01:16:34,479
What that company is doing
to the other farmers,
1056
01:16:34,612 --> 01:16:36,014
it's wrong.
1057
01:16:38,850 --> 01:16:41,586
We'll lose everything.
1058
01:16:42,387 --> 01:16:43,455
Not everything.
1059
01:16:48,059 --> 01:16:52,964
So, Percy, it sounds like you've been pissing
people off on both sides of the fence here.
1060
01:16:53,098 --> 01:16:54,966
Um, I hope not.
1061
01:16:55,100 --> 01:16:56,901
- Are we ready?
- We're in.
1062
01:16:57,035 --> 01:17:00,405
All right, here we go.
Percy, welcome.
1063
01:17:01,639 --> 01:17:05,009
You've been accused of stealing
Monsanto's copyrighted material.
1064
01:17:05,143 --> 01:17:06,945
How do you respond to that?
1065
01:17:07,078 --> 01:17:11,449
What I did is the same thing
farmers have done since forever.
1066
01:17:11,583 --> 01:17:13,385
No, it's the government,
the courts,
1067
01:17:13,518 --> 01:17:16,588
they tell us
farmers' rights don't matter,
1068
01:17:16,721 --> 01:17:18,056
only the corporations matter.
1069
01:17:18,189 --> 01:17:19,825
Yes, but with all due respect,
1070
01:17:19,958 --> 01:17:21,726
why should people believe you
over Monsanto?
1071
01:17:21,861 --> 01:17:24,996
You know, to this day,
I do not know who it is I'm fighting.
1072
01:17:25,130 --> 01:17:28,700
There's no Joe Monsanto,
just a bunch of lawyers.
1073
01:17:28,834 --> 01:17:32,103
I mean, farmers know the land,
they know their plants.
1074
01:17:32,237 --> 01:17:34,973
Monsanto knows winning
and losing and profits,
1075
01:17:35,106 --> 01:17:38,143
and that's not good.
1076
01:17:38,276 --> 01:17:39,978
She was from British Columbia.
1077
01:17:40,111 --> 01:17:41,579
Eat up, Mary.
We're gonna be late.
1078
01:17:41,713 --> 01:17:43,982
He called up his dad,
he said, "Dad, come out here.
1079
01:17:44,115 --> 01:17:45,550
I want to show you
my new life."
1080
01:17:45,683 --> 01:17:47,719
So, his father flies out
from Saskatchewan
1081
01:17:47,853 --> 01:17:51,289
and they look out over the
mountains, the beautiful mountains.
1082
01:17:51,423 --> 01:17:53,925
He says, "Dad,
what do you think of that view?"
1083
01:17:54,058 --> 01:17:56,896
His father looks out
and he says,
1084
01:17:58,563 --> 01:18:02,934
"You know, it wouldn't be bad if it weren't
for all those mountains in the way."
1085
01:18:04,569 --> 01:18:05,805
I heard that one.
1086
01:18:06,604 --> 01:18:08,940
Percy!
1087
01:18:09,541 --> 01:18:11,109
That's Grandpa!
1088
01:18:12,644 --> 01:18:14,345
...the government, the courts,
1089
01:18:14,479 --> 01:18:16,981
they tell us
farmers' rights don't matter,
1090
01:18:17,115 --> 01:18:18,784
only the corporations matter.
1091
01:18:18,918 --> 01:18:21,352
Monsanto knows winning
and losing and profits,
1092
01:18:21,486 --> 01:18:23,988
and that's not good.
1093
01:18:24,122 --> 01:18:27,358
Right. Yet, despite intense
public interest,
1094
01:18:27,492 --> 01:18:29,260
the courts have not ruled
in your favor.
1095
01:18:29,394 --> 01:18:31,129
Are you worried
you'll lose your farm?
1096
01:18:31,262 --> 01:18:32,730
I'm sure they'd love that...
1097
01:18:32,865 --> 01:18:34,800
see me gone and set an example
1098
01:18:34,934 --> 01:18:37,535
in case some other farmer
wants to stand up.
1099
01:18:37,669 --> 01:18:41,306
That's why my wife
and I have decided...
1100
01:18:45,109 --> 01:18:46,779
we're going
to the Supreme Court.
1101
01:18:46,912 --> 01:18:50,715
Is... Wow. Is that something
your lawyers have advised?
1102
01:18:50,850 --> 01:18:52,116
I don't know.
1103
01:18:53,284 --> 01:18:55,553
I haven't told him yet.
1104
01:19:12,771 --> 01:19:14,239
Oh, my God.
1105
01:19:17,308 --> 01:19:19,277
It's my letter of resignation.
1106
01:19:20,311 --> 01:19:22,915
I have never been
to the Supreme Court before.
1107
01:19:24,048 --> 01:19:26,384
I mean, this is your family's
future we're talking about.
1108
01:19:26,518 --> 01:19:29,120
In fact, it's the future
of agriculture.
1109
01:19:29,254 --> 01:19:31,289
I mean, if you win,
1110
01:19:31,422 --> 01:19:34,626
no farmer could ever be sued
for saving his seeds again.
1111
01:19:34,760 --> 01:19:39,899
It is a very big deal.
We've lost the last two times,
1112
01:19:40,031 --> 01:19:42,534
and you need to find
a better lawyer.
1113
01:19:45,737 --> 01:19:47,305
Could I see that?
1114
01:19:57,582 --> 01:19:58,784
Uh-huh.
1115
01:20:15,400 --> 01:20:17,502
That's what I think.
1116
01:20:17,635 --> 01:20:20,039
We begin tonight
with a seismic legal shift
1117
01:20:20,171 --> 01:20:22,206
on a case that could one day
affect us all.
1118
01:20:22,340 --> 01:20:23,809
Percy Schmeiser and Monsanto
1119
01:20:23,943 --> 01:20:26,277
are taking their fight
to the Supreme Court of Canada.
1120
01:20:26,411 --> 01:20:29,982
A David and Goliath legal battle over the
ownership of genetically modified seeds...
1121
01:20:30,114 --> 01:20:32,985
Monsanto, the corporation
behind dozens of lawsuits...
1122
01:20:33,117 --> 01:20:34,485
...information and analysis
1123
01:20:34,619 --> 01:20:36,822
that we did of his crop,
he must have known.
1124
01:20:36,956 --> 01:20:38,222
Hello.
1125
01:20:38,356 --> 01:20:40,224
The canola farmer
is being sued
1126
01:20:40,358 --> 01:20:42,761
by a big multinational
corporation, Monsanto,
1127
01:20:42,895 --> 01:20:45,998
in a case where farmers around the
world are watching very closely.
1128
01:20:46,130 --> 01:20:48,199
I'll be right back.
1129
01:20:48,333 --> 01:20:50,101
The case is growing into
the biotech battlefield...
1130
01:20:50,234 --> 01:20:52,737
The federal court
judge who tried the case
1131
01:20:52,871 --> 01:20:54,706
said in his ruling,
none of the suggested...
1132
01:20:54,840 --> 01:20:56,608
Schmeiser claims
he does not know
1133
01:20:56,741 --> 01:20:58,576
how the plants
got onto his land.
1134
01:20:58,710 --> 01:21:00,745
...a multibillion-dollar,
globally operating
1135
01:21:00,879 --> 01:21:03,147
biotech agricultural giant
takes on a 76-year-old...
1136
01:21:03,281 --> 01:21:05,884
Two million people in
436 cities and 53 countries...
1137
01:21:06,018 --> 01:21:08,753
To protect the farmers who
signed a contract with Monsanto...
1138
01:21:08,887 --> 01:21:11,356
...protest focused on
genetically modified organisms.
1139
01:21:11,489 --> 01:21:13,625
...the arguments from
the Monsanto legal team...
1140
01:21:13,759 --> 01:21:16,895
Scientists predict the impact could
be in the billions of dollars.
1141
01:21:22,166 --> 01:21:24,535
We'll be right down.
Bye.
1142
01:21:27,940 --> 01:21:29,240
There you are.
1143
01:21:32,111 --> 01:21:33,511
Louise...
1144
01:21:37,116 --> 01:21:38,750
I know.
1145
01:21:39,785 --> 01:21:41,419
I love you, too.
1146
01:21:46,257 --> 01:21:48,359
Let's do this.
1147
01:21:49,795 --> 01:21:51,629
Okay.
1148
01:21:51,764 --> 01:21:54,165
Sir, give us room, please.
1149
01:21:54,298 --> 01:21:56,601
- Percy? Percy?
- Mr. Schmeiser, can you...
1150
01:21:56,734 --> 01:21:59,972
Percy, why have you
taken the case this far?
1151
01:22:00,105 --> 01:22:03,741
There's a lot of farmers around
the world who can't stand up.
1152
01:22:04,676 --> 01:22:06,577
I figure I should.
Excuse me.
1153
01:22:06,711 --> 01:22:08,746
Let them through, please.
Thank you.
1154
01:22:10,515 --> 01:22:11,850
Any comments?
1155
01:22:11,984 --> 01:22:14,185
We have no more
comment at this time.
1156
01:22:14,318 --> 01:22:15,954
We have no more comment
at this time.
1157
01:22:16,088 --> 01:22:17,790
Hey, Monsanto's here!
1158
01:22:17,923 --> 01:22:19,557
Mr. Aarons?
1159
01:22:21,359 --> 01:22:22,427
Just a comment?
1160
01:22:22,560 --> 01:22:26,031
One comment. Sir? Ma'am?
1161
01:22:28,167 --> 01:22:30,936
Wish you all the best.
You're in the big show now.
1162
01:22:33,072 --> 01:22:36,942
This is a rather simple case
of patent infringement.
1163
01:22:37,076 --> 01:22:38,844
The trial judge imposed
1164
01:22:38,977 --> 01:22:41,312
and the Federal Court of Appeal
confirmed
1165
01:22:41,446 --> 01:22:43,982
that there was
a knowing reproduction
1166
01:22:44,116 --> 01:22:45,750
of a patented gene and cell
1167
01:22:45,884 --> 01:22:50,022
by the commercial planting,
growing and selling
1168
01:22:50,155 --> 01:22:52,825
of a canola product
that contained
1169
01:22:52,958 --> 01:22:55,426
that patented gene and cell.
1170
01:23:02,700 --> 01:23:04,903
If Percy Schmeiser has any seeds
1171
01:23:06,138 --> 01:23:07,538
that contain the Monsanto gene,
1172
01:23:07,672 --> 01:23:11,275
they did not come
into his possession
1173
01:23:11,409 --> 01:23:13,511
through any patented process.
1174
01:23:13,644 --> 01:23:16,048
They came into his possession
1175
01:23:16,181 --> 01:23:20,953
in the way that seeds have been
cultivated by farmers for millennia...
1176
01:23:21,086 --> 01:23:23,155
through natural breeding.
1177
01:23:23,287 --> 01:23:25,523
Now, I believe
there is some sense
1178
01:23:25,656 --> 01:23:27,291
that unless
Mr. Schmeiser loses today,
1179
01:23:27,425 --> 01:23:29,427
unless there is
a victory for Monsanto,
1180
01:23:29,560 --> 01:23:31,529
then companies like Monsanto
will just
1181
01:23:31,662 --> 01:23:34,066
pull up their stakes
and go elsewhere.
1182
01:23:34,199 --> 01:23:36,201
Well, that is not an argument
1183
01:23:36,334 --> 01:23:39,171
that can hold any sway
in this case.
1184
01:23:39,303 --> 01:23:44,009
If there is no basis to hold
Mr. Schmeiser as an infringer,
1185
01:23:44,143 --> 01:23:47,712
if, in fact, their patent doesn't
cover this type of invention,
1186
01:23:47,846 --> 01:23:52,851
which is a living,
reproducing plant,
1187
01:23:52,985 --> 01:23:54,953
then I implore you...
1188
01:23:56,889 --> 01:23:58,623
let justice be done.
1189
01:24:16,707 --> 01:24:18,944
- Percy?
- Yeah.
1190
01:24:22,513 --> 01:24:24,348
Jackson called.
1191
01:24:25,750 --> 01:24:28,519
The Supreme Court is reading
their decision tomorrow.
1192
01:24:30,756 --> 01:24:33,591
- Mr. Schmeiser...
- Excuse me.
1193
01:24:33,724 --> 01:24:35,426
Mr. Schmeiser, what decision
are you expecting?
1194
01:24:35,560 --> 01:24:36,829
Excuse me.
1195
01:24:36,962 --> 01:24:37,728
Mr. Schmeiser...
1196
01:24:37,863 --> 01:24:39,697
Mr. Schmeiser,
was it worth it?
1197
01:24:40,665 --> 01:24:42,801
Percy, come on, two minutes
for the people at home!
1198
01:24:42,935 --> 01:24:45,369
Two minutes, Percy!
1199
01:25:11,562 --> 01:25:13,131
Jackson Weaver.
1200
01:25:14,233 --> 01:25:17,035
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Go ahead.
1201
01:25:18,837 --> 01:25:20,005
Uh-huh.
1202
01:25:21,405 --> 01:25:23,674
Okay. Is that it?
1203
01:25:25,376 --> 01:25:26,845
Got it.
1204
01:25:29,680 --> 01:25:31,183
Well, come on, tell us.
1205
01:25:31,316 --> 01:25:33,252
Spit it out.
1206
01:25:33,919 --> 01:25:37,022
It's a split. Five to four.
1207
01:25:37,722 --> 01:25:39,191
But Percy, Louise,
1208
01:25:39,324 --> 01:25:42,693
the judges ruled that
you don't owe Monsanto anything.
1209
01:25:42,828 --> 01:25:44,162
Praise the Lord.
1210
01:25:44,296 --> 01:25:47,366
You get to keep all property,
the farm, everything.
1211
01:25:47,498 --> 01:25:48,934
It's a blessing.
1212
01:25:49,067 --> 01:25:52,838
There is one...
bit of bad news, though.
1213
01:25:53,939 --> 01:25:59,177
They... They did decide that by
growing seeds with their gene,
1214
01:25:59,311 --> 01:26:01,712
you did infringe
upon their patent.
1215
01:26:02,848 --> 01:26:05,483
So, you do have to give
Monsanto all of your seeds.
1216
01:26:07,451 --> 01:26:09,754
Oh, Percy.
1217
01:26:16,460 --> 01:26:19,730
Let's go home. Thank you.
1218
01:26:24,568 --> 01:26:27,873
Thank you, Mr. Weaver.
Thank you very, very much.
1219
01:26:28,006 --> 01:26:29,942
You're very welcome.
Thank you.
1220
01:26:34,279 --> 01:26:35,746
Yes!
1221
01:26:39,117 --> 01:26:41,686
The case has
set an international precedent
1222
01:26:41,820 --> 01:26:43,487
in the fight against GMOs.
1223
01:26:43,621 --> 01:26:45,623
Schmeiser has successfully
defended himself,
1224
01:26:45,757 --> 01:26:49,194
opening more doors for farmers to
challenge the company in court.
1225
01:26:50,262 --> 01:26:52,798
Mr. Schmeiser did not use
Monsanto's technology
1226
01:26:52,931 --> 01:26:56,134
by spraying his 1998 crop
with Monsanto's Roundup.
1227
01:26:56,268 --> 01:26:59,670
He's not required
to pay the company any damages.
1228
01:26:59,805 --> 01:27:02,473
Hey, Perce,
can I get your autograph?
1229
01:27:03,275 --> 01:27:04,409
No.
1230
01:27:06,845 --> 01:27:08,713
Schmeiser has successfully
defended himself,
1231
01:27:08,847 --> 01:27:10,215
opening more doors
for farmers...
1232
01:27:10,349 --> 01:27:12,084
...the same thing
my family's been doing
1233
01:27:12,217 --> 01:27:13,584
for hundreds of years.
1234
01:27:13,718 --> 01:27:17,089
Say, Al, it's too bad
we're missing the game.
1235
01:27:19,224 --> 01:27:22,961
Percy and Louise Schmeiser
are real people
1236
01:27:23,095 --> 01:27:26,731
and they've been manipulated and
pushed and pulled by all of us.
1237
01:27:26,865 --> 01:27:28,867
But hopefully that's over now
1238
01:27:29,001 --> 01:27:32,170
and they can get back to doing
what really matters to them.
1239
01:27:33,305 --> 01:27:36,274
Your granddaughter wants to be
a farmer just like her granddad.
1240
01:27:36,408 --> 01:27:37,876
How's that sit with you?
1241
01:27:38,877 --> 01:27:41,046
Better her than me.
1242
01:27:41,179 --> 01:27:44,648
We can start her
on the combine next year.
1243
01:28:52,884 --> 01:28:55,387
Louise.
1244
01:28:56,221 --> 01:28:59,723
I'm so sorry
about everything.
1245
01:29:16,475 --> 01:29:17,876
Here, I got this, Perce.
1246
01:29:18,009 --> 01:29:20,779
It's okay.
I'll do it. I'll do it.
1247
01:29:24,049 --> 01:29:25,984
I'm sorry it came to this.
1248
01:29:27,185 --> 01:29:28,920
I know how much
they mean to you.
1249
01:29:29,054 --> 01:29:32,991
That's the thing about seed.
You can always grow more.
1250
01:30:07,759 --> 01:30:10,996
Percy, look who
the cat brought in.
1251
01:30:19,905 --> 01:30:21,239
You were right.
1252
01:30:21,373 --> 01:30:24,376
They were looking for a case
to test their patent
1253
01:30:25,243 --> 01:30:27,179
and I handed it to them
on a plate.
1254
01:30:27,312 --> 01:30:31,583
No. No, Percy,
you stopped wheat.
1255
01:30:31,715 --> 01:30:33,518
What kinda BS
you talking about now?
1256
01:30:33,652 --> 01:30:37,589
I deserve that, I do.
But it's true.
1257
01:30:37,721 --> 01:30:40,358
Monsanto announced it
this morning.
1258
01:30:40,492 --> 01:30:43,828
We always knew that Europe
didn't want GMO wheat.
1259
01:30:43,962 --> 01:30:46,631
But now the Canadian farmers,
they heard your story
1260
01:30:46,765 --> 01:30:49,267
and they want nothing to do
with it, they won't grow it.
1261
01:30:49,401 --> 01:30:52,736
So, the Americans know that if
they grow it and you guys don't,
1262
01:30:52,871 --> 01:30:55,540
they can't sell their crops
internationally.
1263
01:30:55,674 --> 01:30:57,542
Isn't it wonderful, Percy?
1264
01:30:59,044 --> 01:31:02,847
Think of all the farmers who won't
have to go through what you did.
1265
01:31:02,981 --> 01:31:05,584
Good for them, not me.
1266
01:31:05,716 --> 01:31:08,620
Percy...
Percy, this is huge.
1267
01:31:08,752 --> 01:31:11,056
You turned the tide.
1268
01:31:11,189 --> 01:31:13,825
The farmers know
they can fight back now.
1269
01:31:16,995 --> 01:31:19,030
You should be really proud.
1270
01:31:31,243 --> 01:31:32,777
Bye, Louise.
1271
01:31:38,250 --> 01:31:39,517
Bye.
1272
01:32:12,183 --> 01:32:13,685
When I take over the farm,
1273
01:32:13,818 --> 01:32:15,954
this is all
gonna be strawberries
1274
01:32:16,087 --> 01:32:18,323
as far as the eye can see.
1275
01:32:18,456 --> 01:32:19,658
- You think?
- Yup.
1276
01:32:28,066 --> 01:32:29,601
Maybe then we can retire.
1277
01:35:33,233 --> 01:35:38,233
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1277
01:35:39,305 --> 01:36:39,292
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