Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I look at this amendment in two parts. The beginning is about providing information. We feel that the commissioner is already charged with that responsibility in the legislation and a number of other places. If you look at proposed subsection 67(2)—it's subclause 45(1) of the bill, back on page 24—the commissioner is already charged with putting all useful information for regulated parties on the Internet. That type of information is already being provided. The commissioner and the CFIA are very committed to ensuring transparency around all information for regulated parties and farmers.
As for second part, the seeking of comments and the consultation aspect, it doesn't appear in the bill but is part of the PBR Act. It's section 73. It wasn't amended, so you wouldn't have seen it in the bill. But it sets up the plant breeders' rights committee, which is struck, essentially, to look at matters of interest around the regulated parties in this case. It's a committee that pulls in from all sectors and all stakeholders.
In that, we feel these things are already done and enshrined in the legislation.