Let's talk about the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Mr. Minister.
We know that local producers have to compete with imported products that are often cheaper than ours but produced to lower standards. Our producers do not want lower standards, they want reciprocity of standards.
I have been here since 2015, and we have been discussing reciprocity of standards since then but it seems like the agency is having a lot of trouble in that area.
When I see the small addition to the budget, I wonder if the Canadian Food Inspection Agency really has the resources to do the inspections needed to ensure reciprocity of standards. If not, what are we waiting for? This is about people's health.