Thank you.
Chair, to first clarify the comment I made in the interview, when we were talking about misinformation and disinformation, it was specifically in the context of some of the initiatives that were insinuating that Health Canada was specifically anti-NHP. We've heard at times that we were going to ban parsley or go into people's gardens and pull out cilantro. It really was in the context of some rhetoric that was out there that the misinformation and disinformation comment was made. It was really to illustrate that we're happy to have the conversation about any regulation we put forward, including the cost recovery regulations, but it's constructive if it's based in fact.
We have a program where the costs of the entire regulatory framework are currently borne by taxpayers, so 100% of those taxes, those costs, are borne by the taxpayer. There are gaps in the system now. We know that, through pilot programs we have on inspections, on good manufacturing practices, on surveys we've done, on claims and on advertising, we have a compliance gap there. Necessary improvements need to be made in order to regulate these products effectively to ensure they're safe, effective and of high quality, and Canadians can go into a safe marketplace. That's the principle.
Then, the proposal is—