Madam Speaker, the answer is obviously yes. Canadians trust us and our government departments to protect their interests. They are buying food with confidence because they believe we know what we are doing. If there is a deficiency to any extent in protecting the interests of Canadians, particularly with respect to the safety of the food on their supermarket shelves, then we need to fix it.
In the House of Commons on June 12th, 2001. See this statement in context.