Mr. Speaker, let me respond to that part of the question dealing with the food safety employees of Health Canada.
I did indeed receive a letter from them last week. I asked the deputy to meet with them and deal with it, but I want to reassure the member that we take very seriously our responsibility to ensure food safety for Canadians. Since I have been minister we have done a number of things to try to ensure it.
One of the first things I did when I got there was to cancel the proposed cuts to the food directorate. We have $65 million from the most recent budget to improve food safety. We are continuing with the recommendations of the science advisory board—