Thank you, Chair.
Welcome to our witnesses today as we continue our study on red tape reduction.
My first questions will be for Mr. Buckley with the Natural Health Products Protection Association.
I would have to say that as a member of Parliament, there are certain issues that we tend to hear back from our constituents about in a really big way. I heard from many constituents after the introduction of the budget implementation act last spring. They were deeply concerned with the changes that were introduced in that bill to the regulation of natural health products.
I have two questions for you.
First, were any consultations held with the natural health products industry?
Would it be fair to say that your industry was caught off guard by the changes that were introduced in the budget implementation act, Bill C-69?