I'm a bit taken aback at the comment that we would be responsible for an outbreak like the listeria outbreak if we were to not accept these amendments. I wonder whether that means that the member, Dr. Carrie, takes personal responsibility for those 20 deaths, given that his government, in their deregulation, had reduced the reporting from those plants to government.
I would also like to comment that I don't consider myself to be a specialist in biosafety and security, so I have been drawing heavily on the experience and the communication from the lead people, like the provincial health officer in British Columbia. I am pleased that as a result of our repeated reminders...the Province of British Columbia and other jurisdictions and labs were concerned about the bill as it was presented to us, and there have been amendments proposed by government. I have a letter from the provincial Minister of Healthy Living and Sport that states that she is comfortable with the approach and with the written assurances about the consultations that will take place during the regulations.
I believe most of my earlier concerns have been acted on. That's why I would support going forward in this clause-by-clause, and I no longer believe that we need to hold off on this and have it rewritten.