Allow me to speak frankly. When I last raised these issues with somebody from International Trade, who was with the agriculture minister, all I got was a lot of buck passing. Nobody had the guts to take responsibility for this matter. Look me in the eyes. I find it inconceivable that we allow imports from countries such as the U.S. where the use of fungicides and herbicides is permitted, when our farmers are not allowed to use these types of products.
Our products are of a superior quality. In Canada, producers are not allowed to use herbicides, fungicides and so forth, yet the door is wide open to imports from countries where their use is allowed. Yes, our produce is more expensive, but the quality of our produce is 100% times better than that of imported produce. However, our producers cannot sell their products because we import—if you excuse the expression—garbage from elsewhere. You say that this falls under the purview of Health Canada, they tell me it's International Trade, and International Trade says it's Agriculture. Who are we to believe? Soon, we are going to end up doing it ourselves. Somebody is going to have to have the guts to take on the responsibility. I am just telling it how it is.