Agriculture committee  If it is, that takes away from the concerns or comments that are made, because they should very much be able to be part of that solution.

Agriculture committee  One of the huge concerns—and I'm going to drop it, because I have other ones—is that we're allowing products to come into Canada that use registered products in the United States or Europe that are illegal here. They sit on the shelf right next to our products that our producers

Agriculture committee  See, that's the problem. All of us will agree with that. We're giving the advantage to our competitors. We shaft our producers here, because we don't have access to that product. Under the new NAFTA, as the Prime Minister called it yesterday, we're going to be able to allow mil

Agriculture committee  How about the food guide? That's another one. They took food that was promoted as health food across Canada, and they have now put a label on it saying it's bad to eat.

Agriculture committee  I understand that, but our industry is one of the most significant industries in this country. If we don't know what that cost analysis or that hit is going to be to our producers, other than just saying, “Well, you know, we're concerned about it”.... They need to know what the i

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you, witnesses. I wanted to follow up on Mr. Drouin's comments. The Agricultural Growth Act came into effect in 2014, which allowed for Canada to be a part of the registration process on a global means. Is that being enforced?

Agriculture committee  You're not sure about the Agricultural Growth Act of Canada. Okay. Part of it is where the PMRA, the veterinary drugs directorate and the CFIA all came together to say.... It was about how minor use is fine, but we have in Canada a large area and small production. In many areas,

Agriculture committee  You won't get any answers.

Agriculture committee  Would they be able to use—

Agriculture committee  I think all of us understand that. That's why Canada has some of the safest food in the world, and not only from what we bring in. If there is a problem, it never gets to the consumer. That's the way it should be. I'll expand my question a bit, because we do have products that c

Agriculture committee  I can ask him in the next hour.

Agriculture committee  I have some other questions for the minister, so can I come back to that? Minister, I was actually hoping that you would be able to say “yes”. I asked the Minister of Agriculture because I actually have a big concern about this. I need to know what the impact on my industry is,

Agriculture committee  No. This is not about safe food. This is about—

Agriculture committee  Then let me—

Agriculture committee  That leads to my next question, which we have talked about a lot. By 2025, or before, we have to meet the requirements, or the need, globally to increase our exports to $75 billion. My question goes back to the earlier one. Have you asked for an analysis? What we're finding is