Health committee  At this point, we think it's clearly overuse for growth promotion in animals. It's that, because the food we eat is transferred to your hands and to your cooking. For the longest time, it was overuse in over-prescribing. The doctors can weigh in, but I think with the guidelines f

Health committee  It is a reasonable fear. Let's bear in mind that the UN held a meeting about this, about a year and a half ago now, and it was only the fourth time in the history of the UN that they had a meeting about a health issue. The time before that was about Ebola. They would not take up

Health committee  At the risk of flattering you too much, it's because I think, culturally, there is a special quality about Canada. As I mentioned, I think you're a leader in social responsibility. I think you have intellectual, scientific qualities. You clearly have the commitment to embrace thi

Health committee  I know. I tried to look this up— Are we out of time?

Health committee  I tried to look it up, to see if there was a word for people who love Canada but aren't Canadians. There isn't a word for it as far as I can tell, but that's me. That's how I feel about Canada.

Health committee  I'm not a doctor. I'm a lawyer.

Health committee  Yes, sir. What I did describe was the CARB-X project in my quick talk. The other is the GAIN legislation. It's called the GAIN Act. That provides longer intellectual property and different reimbursement incentives for antibiotics. That's something to think about. It's a little bi

Health committee  I said BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

Health committee  It's not terribly significant, no.

Health committee  It's probably 25% of the grand proportion.

Health committee  There's a larger percentage used in swine production. Certainly, it's used widely for growth promotion in swine production. There's great controversy about how the animals are grown, or produced, in close confinement. I know you had as witnesses the animal producers, as well as v

Health committee  No, I don't. It's just not my expertise. Sorry.

Health committee  We would be skeptical about that. You have a big industry in Canada for food production. You might consider convening the industry and the veterinarian community and having it out, just really discussing it. That's really what I was referring to. This is something you can put you

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's an honour to address the committee today. I want to compliment the staff and thank the clerk for his graciousness. Let me start by taking a moment to explain what our organization is about. We were founded in 1981. We are the pioneering organization