Mr. Speaker, could the minister at least explain the delay in the government acting?
The Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health stated that CFIA was involved in a conference call on July 30 concerning the listeriosis outbreak and yet in documents released Friday by CFIA, the agency acknowledges that it first became aware of the crisis on August 6. That was seven days of inaction, days that could have meant lives.
Where was the minister and CFIA for seven days of potential action?