Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses. I appreciate your testimony here. I think it is instilling the confidence of our committee in your ability to react to situations.
I will direct my questions in the limited time I have to Mr. Hoag.
I live in southern Ontario. The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species in North America and can damage plants and trees, including grapes, apples, fruits. This invasive species has not been found in Canada yet, but there is concern that if it were to arrive in Canada, our wine industry and our fruit and vegetable crops would be at risk.
I want to know whether you could expand on the import controls and the response plans. Dr. Ireland mentioned the term “playbook”. What would our playbook be for invasive species like the spotted lanternfly?