John Barlow at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Committee

Thank you very much, Chair.

Thanks to the witnesses for being here on what is a very important process for us to go through.

Last week, we had officials from the CFIA and the PMRA here. My first question to them was this: Are plans under way for you to meet the Liberal government's mandate by adjusting your mandate to include economic impact and ensure the decisions you make have economic growth as part of that process?

The officials from the CFIA and the PMRA said there was no reason for them to change their mandates, as those things were already within their purview. I would argue that's absolutely not happening.

We'll start with CropLife. Would you agree with that assessment, that there is no need for the CFIA and the PMRA to change their mandates?