How do you work? Help me understand the inspectors. I'm trying to learn here. Between supervisors, inspectors, and.... When you take the tasks, as new things come along, you're trying to implement a program that will be growing in some ways--usually in technology and science--and maybe dropping off in other areas in terms of some of the physical work that used to be done. How does that work in terms of the discussions with the inspectors and the supervisors?
A comment was made earlier by the last witness that plant employees used to talk; they would sit around the floor and they talk. And if an inspector was there, they would pass on their concerns. But I got the impression that when an inspector is not there, those don't get passed on.
I'm trying to understand how this communication works. Have silos developed? How do we build this communication structure? If that were true, it would seem to me that the concerns of the inspectors are not getting passed up to supervisors. I hope that's not true.
I'm wondering what sort of process you have in terms of implementing new strategy to be as efficient. And when you work with all members of CFIA, how do you build in those efficiencies of multi-tasking? I don't think we can have some inspectors doing CVS and others just doing particular parts. That isn't what this is all about. It's got to be about product safety, a food safety initiative.
There's a fair bit there. I'd like to hear from some of the inspectors. I'd also like to hear from you, Mr. Irons, and perhaps from Ms. Airth.