Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I find it absolutely remarkable that this committee is called today to discuss issues with respect to funding with CFIA. We have officials here who are prepared to testify and discuss the issues that are very pertinent to what this member has raised, and he chooses not to hear them. Why is that? Simply because they're trying to get political hay made and they're politicking on this issue when they should be getting down to the facts.
We have the officials here to present the facts, but they're not prepared to hear them today because they don't want to. They're playing games, and I think the member from Malpeque is just blowing a lot of smoke.