Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I would say the fact that there is no “purpose” clause in the Safe Food for Canadians Act in this bill is consistent with the existing food commodities statutes. As the member points out, there is a risk that it might potentially limit the scope.
In particular, the proposed wording in this amendment does not address some of the core functions of the legislation governing labelling, fraud, consumer protection, import and export, and interprovincial trade. In our view, the carefully chosen long title for the bill does provide an indication of the scope and interpretation to be given to the overall legislation.