Thank you very much, Chair.
I think listeriosis is of concern to Canadians and I think it's a very appropriate subject for the committee to study, but I also think the committee needs to look forward. What I mean by that is that there are times when we look backwards. The listeriosis crisis or event happened and we should look at it, but we should also look forward, because Canadians want to know where all of this is going and what the future holds, not just with respect to listeriosis but also with respect to food safety.
Food safety is probably the issue that most concerns Canadians. Listeriosis would be an example of a food safety issue in the past, but I'd like the committee to discuss making this a little bit wider than listeriosis, so that while the committee is doing work that references something that happened in the past, which is quite appropriate and, as I said, would be of concern and of interest to Canadians, we're then able to move forward and talk about what's happening in the future, particularly when it comes to food safety. Food safety would cover more than just listeriosis. I think this would give us the opportunity to talk to different witnesses with respect to listeriosis, yes, but also with respect to other issues of concern.
I would propose an amendment to the motion that we're now discussing. I don't know if I can word it in exactly the way I'd want to say it, but it's that the committee should investigate food safety, and then we can discuss the other aspects of the motion as well.