Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to our guests. It's good to have you here, and I'm enjoying the discussion.
I think it's worthwhile mentioning that, thanks to a whole bunch of cooperation amongst a whole bunch of people, starting with our agricultural people—with the farmers—Canada has the safest source of food supply. Sometimes we lose sight of that. This doesn't mean we can't make it better, but I think it's important to appreciate that we have a wonderful food supply, a good source of food. When I go home to eat dinner this evening, there's a good chance I'm not going to get food poisoning, because I know that the quality of the food is second to none—as long as I don't cook it, I suppose; I think that's what Brian was saying.
The whole idea around “Product of Canada” labelling is to give the consumer the opportunity to make informed decisions. I think everybody is on the same page here. When I go to the supermarket, I want to be able to make an informed decision, so that I know what I'm consuming.
One of the good things about Minister Ritz, our Minister of Agriculture, is that he, I understand, has commissioned a full review of “Product of Canada” labelling. Am I correct in that? So we're going to get there. We're going to settle once and for all this labelling of Canadian product. That's a step in the right direction.
Another step in the right direction, I thought, was when, a few months ago, the Prime Minister announced Canada's food and consumer safety action plan. Mrs. Bryanton, is the $114 million you referred to going to be part of that? Will it fund part of that? Okay.
The whole idea of the action plan, I understand, is to preserve and to strengthen—not only to keep what we have, but to strengthen—the safety of Canada's food supply. Am I correct in assuming that?
Now the million-dollar question: what has happened since December, and where are we on the progress list?