Shawn Murphy at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

On April 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.

April 2nd, 2009 / 12:35 p.m.

Liberal

Shawn Murphy Liberal Charlottetown, PE

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Prince, I can sympathize with your job. You dread the day you get one of these calls; it throws the agency into disarray for quite some time.

I noticed one thing. Are there any existing protocols with our major trading partner in the United States for dealing with these situations? We went through the PVYn, and you people and I have been in the same room with 300 or 400 screaming potato farmers. What starts off as a legitimate scientific issue morphs into what they believe is a trade issue.

Are there any protocols for exactly how these situations are dealt with and resolved?

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