Agriculture committee  Thank you again for your question. The U.S. has standards for times. It has one standard, I think it is about 28 hours, but it also has provisions in its standard to move a little bit up and down so, for instance, if somebody says there are unforeseen circumstances that have come

Agriculture committee  I take your point, but I think we always said that these changes would be made whenever we have an opportunity to make them. We have been updating the industry on our progress from time to time. We have taken the value chain round table, for example, as a forum to talk to the ind

Agriculture committee  Yes. They were aware of the changes we were making with respect to the food, water, and rest intervals of the time prescription. We start with the science on this, as I said. Since 1977 more science has been available on the welfare of animals and how animals behave when they are

Agriculture committee  Thank you for your question, sir. As I said, we looked at all these factors, along with the standards in Canada, Europe, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. In the past, the Health of Animals Regulations were very prescriptive. Now the focus is more on results, but t

Agriculture committee  As I said, we've been consulting for the last 10 years, and there are various ways to consult with our stakeholders. Normally we would meet with our stakeholders whenever we have a chance to meet with them, and we inform them at my level and levels above me. We always have meetin

Agriculture committee  Thank you again, Mr. Anderson. I want to go back to your previous comment. We have consulted in the last year and a half, two years, but we have been talking to the industry for the last 10 years, so it's not that they weren't aware that these changes would be coming at some poi

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning. My name is Jaspinder Komal and I am the executive director of the animal health directorate at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. It is a pleasure to be here. I appreciate the opportunity to participate in this study and to provide

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good afternoon. My name is Jaspinder Komal and I am the executive director of the animal health directorate at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the deputy chief veterinary officer of Canada. The CFIA is a science-based regulatory agency ded