Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, witnesses, for being here today on this important bill.
I'm a farmer. Ms. Labchuk, you mentioned that you believe that public trust is low with our farmers, but I beg to differ as a farmer who has to adhere to the very strictest of food safety standards—some of the strictest, actually, in the world. Whether it's CFIA regulations, provincial food safety regulations, or even standards set by each individual agricultural sector, we adhere to the strictest of standards. In fact, there's a headline here, and I'll read it back to you: “Firefighters, nurses, farmers respected most by Canadians”.
I wholeheartedly disagree with your statement. I trust our farmers. With their practices for ensuring food safety in this country, our farmers are some of the safest in the world
I just have a few questions for you.
Have you ever been on a farm?