Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Nighbor, according to the document entitled “The Food and Consumer Products Industry in Canada”, the industry “contributes an estimated $100 million to charitable causes, including donating over 5 million bags of groceries to food banks in Canada” a year.
My hope is that, one day, it won't be necessary to donate so many bags of groceries and that Canadians will have the jobs and money they need to feed themselves. That was just a comment in passing.
As for the regulatory barriers, you say that “Canada's current regulations create significant barriers” and that “registering a product with Health Canada, for example, takes on average five years longer than in the United States”.
Do you believe those barriers protect consumer safety?