My next question is for Dr. Ireland. Do you think we need laws that would amend the mandate of the CFIA to include stronger animal rights provisions?
I appreciate that you are here as a member of the CFIA, but you're also a vet. You swore an oath as a vet that in your professional conduct you would ensure the well-being of animals. I'm wondering if you can comment, as a veterinarian, on whether or not you think we have to have stronger laws in this country to protect the rights of animals, as Animal Justice is suggesting. If so, is that a mandate that should fall within the CFIA or is that a mandate that should be an authority given to a new agency within the country? I'm asking you as a vet.