Thank you very much.
Thank you to the witnesses for attending here today.
I have a whole host of thoughts. I'm going to try to get through as much as I can in five minutes, and of course the first observation I'll make is that it's very clear what a complex issue this is, so it's a shame that we have to do it in five-minute segments. It's very difficult.
I'll also begin by thanking you, Mr. McInnes, for ending your response to Mr. Valeriote's question by pointing out that we cannot micromanage things.
I will pick up on a theme that Mr. Valeriote started when he said that he observes a bit of ideology about a Conservative's desire to give people the freedom to follow their own destiny. On this side of the room we often observe an ideological desire on the part of the Liberals to micromanage by government, so I think that correctly discerned the issue.
I have been listening carefully, and I haven't heard much said today about the question of the interaction of federal and provincial jurisdictions. Of course, I am new to this committee, so it could be that I have finally stumbled on a committee where the question of federal-provincial jurisdiction doesn't come into play. Maybe everything is running smoothly and there are no obstacles.
When we're talking about food chains, we do have complex activities, and they cut across all provinces. I wondered, since we're doing a kind of overview here, if I could start with Mr. McInnes and ask if it's the case that all federal-provincial issues have been ironed out in relation to food supply chains, or are there some that remain, and what do you think the federal government might do to move those issues or challenges along?