Agriculture committee  I'm not going to answer your question.

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much. I believe that adding money and positions to CFIA is a good thing. What is questionable is where that money is going and what types of functions are being done away with that are critical to the mandate of CFIA versus other functions or tasks that CFIA may want to prioritize.

Agriculture committee  I'm a quick learner.

Agriculture committee  Well, you asked my opinion, and I gave you my opinion.

Agriculture committee  That does happen.

Agriculture committee  The electronic copy was sent to the members of the veterinary medicine group executive and the scientific and analytical group.

Agriculture committee  I read the document, and the document--

Agriculture committee  No.

Agriculture committee  I don't think anybody made copies. I instructed everyone who received an electronic copy.... And that would have been the members--

Agriculture committee  Yes.

Agriculture committee  Could I specify what I was starting to say, so you understand?

Agriculture committee  That would be about 20 people.

Agriculture committee  My fair assessment would be that I represent professionals—

Agriculture committee  —who have a code of ethics that they like to follow.

Agriculture committee  The answer is that I sort of wear two hats. I represent the professional standards of the people I represent, and I also represent them from a labour relations perspective.