Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Affleck, I told you earlier that I lost my trust in certain regulatory bodies. I'll explain why with two examples. First, in Quebec, Mr. Louis Robert, a farmer, blew the whistle on undue pressure that the pesticide and fertilizer industry were putting on officials of the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation.
I'll move on to my second example. In September, we discovered that a discussion paper, shared by the Canada Food Inspection Agency, relied on documents created by representatives from pesticide and GMO industries. The author was an employee from CropLife Canada.
Do you think it's normal for private businesses to prioritize their financial interests over that of planetary and human health?