CropLife Canada and our members share the belief that there is a clear need for enabling regulations that support Canadian innovation and competitiveness while promoting fiscal responsibility and efficiency in resource utilization.
This is why we are recommending that the government focus on eliminating redundant bureaucratic processes, such as the PMRA transformation agenda, and refocus resources on delivering timely approvals of new crop protection tools and predictable and risk-based re-evaluation decisions, ensuring Canadian farmers have access to innovative products and technologies to produce safe and abundant food and feed.
As the government looks to drive more investment and innovation in Canada, we must ensure that the regulatory system is positioned to handle an increase in new product submissions and re-evaluations. This will require efficient, predictable and modern regulatory approaches that are as innovative as the products they are designed to regulate.
The plant science industry stands ready and willing to work with the government to create a path forward where we have a world-leading regulatory system that maintains high standards for health and safety while also enabling timely access to innovative products.
Thank you for your time, and we look forward to your questions.