Thank you.
Mr. Petelle, you often mentioned that the various agencies, such as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, or CFIA, and the pesticide regulatory directorate, take too long to assess products. The Carney government has announced that it wants to include food security affordability in food security legislation, which it believes could speed that up. However, at the same time, the government is announcing that it wants to cut 500 jobs at the CFIA.
How can we speed up product studies when jobs are being cut? Who can we trust?