All of the issues of phytosanitary and sanitary standards are very important. It's important in these negotiations that we work very closely to establish the proper mechanism to address these issues, to ensure that our veterinarian team at CFIA works closely with their counterparts in Europe to establish common approaches to plant approval and the design of import certificates so there is convergence among the regulatory standards of the two countries or at least some mutual recognition so that we don't face some of the problems we faced in the past.
On December 2nd, 2010. See this statement in context.