Thank you, Mrs. Valdez.
I would say that right now Canada performs quite well when it comes to risk management, in particular in animal science and soil science. There's a lot of work that has been done that is quite valuable. Our risk-based assessment process has been very strong. I sit on the national advisory committee of the CFIA, so I'm very much aware of the work that has been done over the years. I recognize that the CFIA has learned a great deal.
There have been some severe mistakes made over the years, in particular in relation to the avian flu, and I think of the Abbotsford situation. I think it was in 2003. That was not very well managed. But now, when you look at what's going on this year with the avian flu, I actually do think they're doing a better job of managing risks.
I think the CFIA has done some homework outside our country, learning from other countries, which is not something we saw before. Overall, I consider CFIA to be a learning organization, which has helped Canada to go up in rankings when it comes to food safety.