This has nothing to do with fur traders. It is that they are the only people I know of off the top of my head who have nothing to do with knowledge about medicine, or reproductive technologies, as it is stated in the old bill. I am just saying that we cannot do that. We cannot remove expertise from a board of people that is set up to clearly set the guidelines that in the bill we want them to set. I wanted to speak strongly for the amendments which would ensure that we have this balance of people but that we have conflict of interest guidelines without so totally restricting most of the Canadian population.
In the House of Commons on January 28th, 2003. See this statement in context.