Mr. Speaker, as the member opposite knows, the CFIA operates independently from the Department of Agriculture and from my ministry.
I will certainly pass those questions on to the president of the CFIA and seek to get the answers from her.
In the House of Commons on April 29th, 2009. See this statement in context.
HealthOral Questions
Battlefords—Lloydminster Saskatchewan
Conservative
Gerry Ritz ConservativeMinister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
Mr. Speaker, as the member opposite knows, the CFIA operates independently from the Department of Agriculture and from my ministry.
I will certainly pass those questions on to the president of the CFIA and seek to get the answers from her.
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