As my colleague, Mr. Viersen, mentioned in talking to our American colleagues—so maybe I'll ask Mr. Winters first—as the CFIA here mentioned, we're importing bees from Ukraine, Italy, New Zealand, Australia and other countries. If we really want to keep a lid on importing pests, would it not make more sense to have a North American strategy where it's easier to keep monitoring those diseases or those pests, rather than import bees from farther reaches of the globe?
On May 31st, 2023. See this statement in context.