I thank the member for that clarification. However, it seems as though there is a serious lack of trust, and that is the main reason I am saying we have to deal with it. If the member recalls, in the notices of motion that I presented—it would have been three weeks ago—even with April 5.... I think it is extremely critical that this be done immediately.
We put out into the public, “Oh, we don't care until April 12.” Maybe we can talk here about the nuances of what that means, but that is not what our producers are looking at, their concerns.
I would concur with the chair and simply state the point about having April 5 as the deadline.
Then, to speak to some of this, I have sat on the ag committee, both when we were in government and now in opposition, for many, many years. It has always been focused on the producer, not focused on what CFIA might be able to do and that type of thing. I'm starting to see that shift away. We've seen it with Canada's food guide. We've seen it with the transportation regulations changes for livestock. We have seen all of these types of things in which the only focus is what the government departments are doing. We try to get in there and give the farmers' perspective on what is taking place, and then we get stonewalled.
I'm speaking only to the date right now because this is on the subamendment. That's why I think it is so critical that we at least let farmers and producers and industry know that we are engaged with this and that it is uppermost in our minds. Going from March 21 to April 5 is bad enough, but I believe that should be how we deal with that.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.