Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
To clarify Mr. Boshcoff's opening comments about the reduction in funding, I think what he's talking about is the report on the plans and priorities, which of course is preliminary funding. He probably knows, or should know, that since it was released additional resources have been allocated to the CFIA, which includes $113 million for the food and consumer safety action plan, which I'd like to ask you a question about later, but also the extension of the BSE funding, which includes over $18 million, and then $4 million for an ad campaign for food and consumer product, and the security and prosperity partnership of $835,000.
We did all that, and along with that we reduced the GST by two points. It was interesting to hear.... I'm tempted to ask you folks what you think of Mr. Easter's suggestion that he would raise the GST up the two points and increase the bureaucracy. However, I won't put you on the spot and I won't ask you that.