Just generally, Mr. Chair, again, the Seeds Act coming before the finance committee doesn't seem to make much sense, but here we are. We've not seen any analysis on the impact of the privatization of seed crop inspection, so we're not clear on what that will mean for Canadians—and Canadians expect us to do our due diligence, especially when it comes to food safety issues.
Our concern is that these changes open the door to privatization in food inspection, which is an important function that government undertakes now, and I think Canadians want to know that their government is ensuring their food safety. They don't want that to change.
So we're proposing, with our amendment, to add a paragraph just to prevent conflict of interest for privatized seed inspectors. I will move that.