Thank you for that question.
I can tell you that we're really a consumer organization and we get a lot of feedback from ordinary citizens. Citizens were already really upset with what happened last year, because the same thing happened, and now this seems to be a trend. There is actually a concern—and I share the concern—that we're really circumventing the democratic process.
Could you imagine if a bill were introduced to amend the Food and Drugs Act and included substantive financial changes and this committee wasn't addressing it but the Standing Committee on Health was? It's a huge concern.
These are fundamental changes. Basically, the minister can exempt any food or drug from fundamental safety protections. We're very concerned. Budget bills, by necessity, tend to get passed quickly, so what's the rush with this? We clearly are inviting this committee to recommend that division 31 be excluded or taken out of this act so that the Minister of Health could introduce it as a stand-alone bill.