Minister, the other thing I wanted to thank you for was your leadership on the XL file. That was extremely difficult. Brooks is in my riding—2,200 people—and from my point of view, we did absolutely the right thing to make sure that every piece of meat with any E. coli in it was recalled. I know that took a long time. From Canadians' perspective on food safety, I think we can't let that stuff happen. I think we did the right thing. It took some time, and I know there's still work to be done on that file. I don't know if you have any other comments you'd like to make, but I believe it's extremely important that Canadians know that food safety is a top priority for Agriculture Canada.
On February 28th, 2013. See this statement in context.