I agree with you that there are some lessons to be learned and that other organizations should do the same. But before the crisis occurred, the agriculture committee had held briefing sessions on the firing of a CFIA employee because he had revealed to his union the government's intention to reduce the agency's operating budget by 5%.
The agency also put in place a plan to allow plants to inspect themselves. We must not simply focus on what happened following the crisis at Maple Leaf and on what unfortunately happened to the victims, we must examine the entire food inspection system. Neither Maple Leaf nor the government is on trial here. A series of chronological events lead us to believe that the responsibility does not lie solely with the company, but also with the agencies and governments that are responsible for public health and safety.