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Agriculture committee As Minister Bibeau said, we are working with our colleagues at Transport Canada. We understand the concerns expressed by people in the industry. We don't want to have any safety issues. We are having discussions with Transport Canada officials to try to explain our regulations
May 17th, 2023Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee We are definitely very aware of the concerns that the fairs are raising, and we are actively working with them to find solutions. I just want to say that traceability is incredibly important to prevent foreign animal diseases from coming in. Fairs are places where animals congr
May 17th, 2023Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee We are taking very seriously the mandate commitment that is in Minister Bibeau's letter. We are continuing to analyze and look at ways forward. We will be getting back to members as soon as we can on this one.
May 17th, 2023Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee I don't think I would be able to commit to a timeline, but I can certainly say that while we are looking into how we can implement that mandate commitment, the CFIA continues to hold very high animal welfare standards and to inspect all the shipments using measures that are in pl
May 17th, 2023Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee We haven't yet put the regulations in place. We are out consulting under Canada Gazette, part I. There is a tremendous amount of opportunity for fairs and other interested parties to give us feedback, which we are getting. Then we will take that feedback and again engage with peo
May 17th, 2023Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee Thank you, Chair, for the question. It would probably make more sense for me to go back and speak with my colleagues in science and get you an answer in writing.
May 19th, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee Thank you. You may know that one of the priorities of Minister Bibeau and his provincial and territorial counterparts is facilitating internal trade, particularly for slaughter activities. In keeping with the Guelph Statement, one of the priorities we need to work on is draftin
May 19th, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee Are you talking about spent hens?
May 19th, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee I don't have an update on the DNA test but I can say that there's much more cooperation with the Canada Border Services Agency. We've also identified several problems. We are working closely with the United States to make sure there isn't a problem.
May 19th, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee Thank you for the question. We are currently reviewing our regulatory guidelines on genetic modification and technologies related to genome editing. We held some broad consultations last year and are now doing some follow‑up work with stakeholders who have given us their comment
May 19th, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee We don't have a date yet, but there's a lot of discussion at the moment with the various parties.
May 19th, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Health committee Thank you very much for the questions. Whether food is prepared in Canada or imported, the same standards must be met. We have enhanced our inspections, laboratory analysis and monitoring programs, and we're designing systems to target foods at a higher risk. We're also strengt
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Health committee Yes. As I said, right now we have a system that's based on defined risks, and we have the necessary resources, including the budget increases we received.
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee We were informed by U.S. officials that they would not be accepting imports of potatoes from P.E.I., and our regulations don't allow us to issue export certificates if we don't meet the country's importing requirements.
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe
Agriculture committee We are not blocking the movement of table-stock potatoes from P.E.I. The ministerial order is not a document that bans anything. It's actually an enabling document that allows products and commodities from the potato industry to move, under certain conditions, across Canada. That
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Sylvie Lapointe