One of the greatest advantages our food system has is a relatively open border with the United States. The ability for food to go north and south is important in terms of food security for Canadians, economic prosperity for North America and environmental sustainability. Anytime you thicken that border, it has an impact on all of those things.
I always use as a bit of a measure who else is talking about this issue. My counterparts in public policy institutes in the United States have raised their concerns with the plastic ban. Clearly there is concern about the impact it will have on the border and the added impact on U.S. exporters that are a source of food security in Canada.