Mr. Speaker, the witness himself admitted to his leanings toward the Liberal Party and his financial donations. There is no black list. The witness himself said that in front of committee.
Our Conservative government responded quickly, professionally, tirelessly and effectively with its partners during the outbreak investigation and the subject of the recall process related to listeriosis. We do recognize that there are areas where we can improve and we are acting on these.
We are moving ahead on all 57 recommendations made by the independent investigator, Ms. Sheila Weatherill, who was commended by the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food for her excellent in-depth investigation. We are making $75 million available over the next three years to immediately begin implementing these recommendations. Actions will focus on prevention, surveillance, detection and better response, including the hiring of 166 food safety staff, which includes the training of 70 new front line inspectors of ready-to-eat--