Justice committee  I was going to agree that's very important and the list of reasons as well, but if we're running out of time.

Justice committee  I believe so. I believe there was Bill C-22, I think it was, in 2004.

Justice committee  Unfortunately, I can't recall. I was not with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture at the time. I began in June of this past year.

Justice committee  I'm aware of their position with respect to Bill C-22, which was supportive.

Justice committee  Absolutely.

Justice committee  I do believe that, yes.

Justice committee  None that I've personally seen so far with respect to hunting and fishing practices. I haven't seen anything that I believe would give our members pause at this moment. Of course, that would be subject to further internal review, and yes, as mentioned, at this point our priority

Justice committee  No concerns, and for me at this point that's specific to the actual amendments. With respect to the Criminal Code, I unfortunately have yet to sit down and read through the entire document.

Justice committee  As I mentioned in my opening remarks here, obviously producers throughout Canada care very much about the welfare of animals. It's a very tragic thing when any of these animals are involved for the purpose of cockfighting. Specific to their destruction upon being confiscated by

Justice committee  Thanks, everyone. My name is Frank Annau. I'm speaking on behalf of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, or CFA, as this organization's environment and science policy adviser. CFA was formed in 1935 to give a united voice to Canadian farmers. It has since grown to be Canada'