No, I believe that what I have heard repeatedly from the government, and previous governments as well, is that they view food safety for Canadians as a priority. We do know there are processes that we as a department or agency contribute to, both in cycle for budget and external to the cycle in terms of submissions for the consideration of the government. And we at CFIA will contribute to the fullest extent possible to those processes.
On August 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.