Mr. Speaker, we must keep in mind that the FDA inspects these centres to enforce its own regulations. American regulations are somewhat different from ours because under the American blood collection system, donors are often paid, while the Canadian system depends totally on volunteers.
This does not mean that their regulations are better than ours or vice versa. We are working with the FDA and the Red Cross to harmonize the various regulations, to ensure that we have the best regulations, so that our blood collection system continues to be among the best in the world.