To the first part of your question, the first thing we started working on when I became minister, which I had a concern about, was the regulatory impediments farmers face each and every day around seeds, feeds, fertilizers, innovation and technology, and how slow that process works and how it put us at a competitive disadvantage with other countries we trade with. That, first and foremost, is what I'm hearing from stakeholders across the country.
When you look back at the 2006-22 time period, you'll see that we've lost almost 2% of our GDP because of an accumulation of regulatory impediments, maybe, or the speed, and we've also lost about 10% of our investment over that period of time. That is certainly something we are going to do expeditiously.
We put it right in the food security strategy that within six months, my good friend to the left from the CFIA will have all of the backlog completed. I think that's extremely important.
We've already had discussions with departmental heads involved in the FSS. The Prime Minister is on the issue. He wants to see action and he wants to see results, so we're working very closely with different organizations, whether that be greenhouses, Food and Beverage Canada or the Federation of Agriculture. We're trying to do everything possible to expedite the process of the FSS. It's been a week, but we've already had several meetings on it.