Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Cantin, about two years ago your organization released a statement praising the new safe food for Canadians regulations coming into force. I read in there that you said the CFIA also met with national organizations, including your organization, to ensure all considerations with respect to the regulations were addressed. The statement said, “We wanted to make sure that, from retailers’ point of view, the regulations made sense and that there was flexibility built in to them in order for retailers across the country to realistically and efficiently comply with all requirements.”
I asked Environment Canada a few weeks ago if they had consulted with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the CFIA, and they were very hesitant to answer or elaborate.
Was your organization consulted regarding the plastics ban? If so, were you satisfied that the government listened to you?