In terms of DNA testing, the CBSA's role in the interdepartmental working group is primarily to ensure that any solution is feasible at the border. As I pointed out, there are 3,340 importations of goods declared as spent fowl in the average year, which in fact becomes a barrier in and of itself, meaning our capacity to be able to test each and every shipment.
The premise of DNA testing certainly would be that we would spot check. That may or may not be done at points of entry, based on border congestion and contamination issues. We are looking at the possibility of that being done inland in conjunction with partners, but the primary concern really around DNA testing is, again, ensuring that the test is reliable. As most of you would probably know, any trade decision, including a decision regarding classification by the CBSA, would be appealable to external review bodies such as the Canadian International Trade Tribunal or the courts.
Going back to the earlier comments, ensuring that the CBSA does in fact get classification right is critical to our governmental reputation. If in fact the method of classifying or the tools that we deploy or use to classify are not solid or deemed reliable by government.... We are working with industry. Industry actually brought the test forward to us. It would be the government's role to ensure that the test is scientifically proven by government officials or external review bodies who have accreditation, before proceeding with that method.