In the last three to four years, we have 733 net new inspectors on the front lines. We have now a ratio of the 6,500 employees in total.... For roughly 7,500 employees, total, we have roughly one administrator, one inspection staff, like a one-to-one ratio, whereas it used to be as high as two to one at one point, with the administration side. We have a far better ratio of inspector and inspector staff than straight administration staff, so that's a good-news story.
There are a number of other issues. Last year $100 million was added into CFIA's budget. There are things like that. So there are always programs that were three-year programs, and they sunset in order to be assessed, adjudicated, and so on.
We've had great success with the moneys that were dedicated to listeria prevention. There has been a great partnership between industry and CFIA to make sure that those tests are done in a more fulsome way and the accounting is there for all to see. I think the money was well spent.
At this point, then, we reassess that, adjudicate that, and make our asks back into budget, and of course that budget will come down on March 29. I know that when food safety is at stake, you folks will all line up to support that budget, simply because of the food safety moneys that will be there.