I think it's important to understand the differences between health and safety and marketing. I believe Mr. Mayers from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency was here recently, and he talked about what the process is for CFIA in regulating foods, which is safeguarding the health and safety of Canadians. We know that GM crops do not pose a health and safety risk to Canadians. There is now global consensus on the safety of the crops.
Now it's a marketing question. Does Health Canada or CFIA have a role in marketing? It's an interesting question, one that is going to touch on any number of areas, because you will now have changed the entire rationale for CFIA on food labelling.
I would add one other element. Our neighbours to the south have been through this issue. They've wrestled with it for quite some time. Very recently they passed a bill, and the solution they came up with was smart tags. Now they have to go through a regulatory process for the next two years in determining how that's going to go.
The smart tags also speak to traceability. I would suggest to you that given the integration of the two marketplaces, that may be where this is heading.
Our bottom line is that we do not wish to see a health and safety risk implied to Canadians where in fact none exists. That doesn't provide more information to Canadians. I would argue that it provides less.