International Trade committee  Thank you. I will read the following comments by Ann McAllister of Rothesay, New Brunswick, an observer at these proceedings. While many aspects of the TPP alarm me, I am especially concerned about the damage it could do to locally produced food. Here are some examples. Becaus

International Trade committee  We have long patent protection. We allow them to have their patents for a long time. We used to have a program, and we had a good Canadian generic drug industry, a lot of it in Quebec—

International Trade committee  Yes, but it's diminished from what it was. The long patent protection makes it difficult for the generics to make drugs. At one time we had a program where they could pay a fee to the person who developed the drug, to the company—

International Trade committee  —that developed the drug. They could pay a fee to them and make the generic product of that drug. That's the way it should be, because then you have access for the government to buy drugs and for the public.

International Trade committee  No.

International Trade committee  I was just starting to make the point that the weaker food safety standards in TPP countries would further threaten food safety in Canada. There was an example of the unsafe food imports from Malaysia and Vietnam, and how that's treated, the shrimp that are raised in human waste,

International Trade committee  When I saw on the schedule that we were to be on a panel with Connors Brothers, I got a sudden craving for Brunswick sardines, so I had to go to the kitchen and eat some. We are very fortunate in Saint John, New Brunswick, to have ready access to safe, local, nutritious, and aff

International Trade committee  I'm sorry.

International Trade committee  Yes.