Agriculture committee  Incorporation by reference is a regulatory tool or approach that is being used more and more at the federal level, but also by other jurisdictions. It is a tool that can be used by regulators, including the CFIA, to expedite regulatory decisions. It is an authority that exists under the Safe Food for Canadians Act.

Agriculture committee  The CFIA was created about 15 years ago, with the ambition of legislative reform and consolidation of the statutes that existed at the time. As was mentioned, the Safe Food for Canadians Act was enacted by Parliament late in 2012. That represented a major breakthrough in terms of consolidating food legislation and focusing more squarely on prevention and food safety.

Agriculture committee  I'll endeavour to answer your question. Although I'm not the expert for disease control and animal health, certainly with the outbreak of PED in Ontario and other provinces, the CFIA has worked very closely with provincial partners, with the United States authorities as well, to investigate the source of the disease, including possible linkages to feed supply.