Evidence of meeting #3 for Subcommittee on Food Safety in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was food.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michael H. McCain  President and Chief Executive Officer, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Randall Huffman  Chief Food Safety Officer, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Carole Swan  President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Brian Evans  Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Cameron Prince  Vice-President, Operations, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Paul Mayers  Associate Vice-President, Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

8:10 p.m.

Executive Vice-President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Dr. Brian Evans

No, you did very well on the question. I just wanted to clarify again, because it did come up in a previous question from the other side here, that having made those adjustments in our system, it's now incumbent on us in our import verification activities--and I think this comes back to a point that Mr. McCain has made publicly many times--to make sure that we're not allowing product into the country that isn't meeting our standard in terms of what our domestic production standards are.

That was the only point of clarification.

8:10 p.m.

President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Carole Swan

On the last part of your question, the CFIA is committed to complete cooperation with the independent investigator.

8:10 p.m.

Conservative

David Anderson Conservative Cypress Hills—Grasslands, SK

Does she seem to be doing a thorough job?

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President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Carole Swan

She's been meeting with a number of CFIA officials, and we've been providing a large amount of information to her.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Larry Miller

Thank you very much. Your time has expired.

As it is now 8:15 p.m., I'd like to thank all of you for coming in today. There was some pretty intense questioning, I think, and I appreciate your time here.

We'll now adjourn until 4 p.m. on Wednesday.