Thank you very much to our witnesses and our neighbours in the States for being here today.
There's been a lot of discussion about importing bees to Canada from different countries. I'd actually like to focus on why bee mortality is so high and what's happening.
I'd like to address some of my questions to you, Dr. Hart, regarding, in particular, the use of neonics. I know it's been studied. It was reassessed in 2019 and we are monitoring it to see what's happening. I would imagine the science here and in the EU is very similar in terms of the effects of neonics, yet it was banned in the EU and it's not been here.
I'm wondering what the difference is in our assessment approach that has led to one conclusion in the EU and another here.