Thank you to the witnesses for coming today.
It's important to hear the comments that you're making. Certainly, I know the minister talked about how things are changing in agriculture and even talked about drones. My colleague, Mr. Dreeshen, talked about the changes in CFIA, and that's another piece I want to touch on. I want to get some conversation going around incorporation by reference.
As you know, the term, “incorporation by reference” describes mechanisms which allow for third party documents or lists that are not in the text of the regulations be made part of the regulations. I understand this bill will make some changes to incorporation by reference, to the Feeds Act, Fertilizers Act, Seeds Act, Health of Animals Act, and the Plant Protection Act.
I'm wondering if you could explain to the committee the purpose of incorporation by reference. Maybe you could give us three practical examples of how this would benefit farmers and the agricultural industry.