Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Atamanenko, you raise a good point. Mr. Steckle raises a good point about the PMRA, but I don't believe it says that the committee “shall meet on a certain date with the PMRA”. Our last meeting with the PMRA was almost nine or ten months in the making. I think we could have some flexibility in taking out the “shall” on that. It would give more flexibility to the committee and wouldn't tie the committee's hands.
I don't believe we should be doing it within six months after the bill is passed; it should be within the year this bill is passed. On the other side, if you are going to do this the committee should look at it every year thereafter, not every two years.
On the last thing you should look at, Mr. Atamanenko, when you say “a comprehensive review of the environmental and economical aspects”, that's a very large thing for one committee to do. Maybe you should give the option to several different committees--perhaps the environment committee and the agriculture committee. I would look at tightening this up a little while still giving the committee the time and flexibility it needs. Then I could support it.