Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As I understand it, there is whistle-blower protection already in place. My concern with Mr. Allen's comments, particularly as they relate to the recent incident, is that the union talked an awful lot to the media, but I've never seen anything where they actually reported on the issues regarding E. coli.
When I think about this whole process with the union, where employees are scared to talk.... The employee's job, if there is an issue, I believe, is to go to their supervisor, to the union, and the union does have an opportunity to go to CFIA. CFIA doesn't work for the company, so it seems to me there are pretty clear lines in place, and protection. If the union did not do any reporting, I would say, why didn't they, if this was such a big issue? They're totally different unions. The CFIA does not report to the management of the company. To me it is very frustrating to hear comments by the union trying to stir the pot.
That's all I have to say. Thank you.