“Mr. Chair, I agree with the hon. minister. He may have been referencing the hon. member for Peterborough and her experience in working in the agriculture sector. Let me go on the record in seconding the minister’s belief that the member for Peterborough is a great champion in this House, along with the hon. member for Compton—Stanstead. We have a whole host of leaders in that agricultural space. There is one thing I want to ask the minister. In the spring economic update, there is an intention from the government to change the mandate of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA, and also the Pesticides Regulatory Directorate, the former PMRA, to put an economic lens on the decisions. Of course, I know all members of this House would agree that environmental and health safety are paramount, but so too is food security and economic decision-making around the regulators. The minister has a very big portfolio, but this is part of the work that the government is doing around red tape. Whether they are in Peterborough or Kings—Hants, farmers have pointed to this government leadership as being a great example of trying to look at regulatory agility. Would the hon. minister be able to speak to the CFIA and PRD amendments specifically, or talk more broadly about regulatory reform and agility and how it is part of our economic growth agenda?”
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Mr. Chair, Aside · 33 wordsit is amazing.We are getting to 11 p.m. and the questions are getting better and better.It is great.I will not say they are coming from this side of the House, AsideThanks · 163 wordsbut I want to celebrate the member for Peterborough to start with.She is an amazing colleague, but also a great farmer.I want to thank her.Being members of Parliament, bringing our expertise and our experience to the House is what our work is all about.She is a farmer.4She knows how things work.I can tell everyone who is watching in Peterborough that they have an amazing member of Parliament.Every opportunity she has to tell me about the reality of farming in this country, she takes.I want to celebrate her and all the farmers in the country.Wherever they are in the country, we celebrate them, and they should be feeling good that they have people in the House who represent their industry.It is a way of life when one is a farmer.Being both a member of Parliament and a farmer is quite a unique position.I want to thank the member for Compton—Stanstead as well.ThanksReasoning · 47 wordsTo my colleague’s point, it is true that when we think about farming, it is also about economic security.I would say the world today realizes the nexus between food security, energy security, economic security and national security.Unearned certaintyThere is this great nexus that is coming together.Claims · 21 wordsWhen it comes to food security, Canadians can count on Canadian farmers.We can play a big role in feeding Canadians.Promise · 9 wordsThis is why we want to make structural investments.Partly on pointClaims · 71 wordsThe member for Kings—Hants has been helping us.Not only do we have the groceries benefit that is going to come to Canadians, with 12 million Canadians receiving it on June 5, 1Off pointbut we have also made structural investments in greenhouses, for example, so we can grow more.During the year, we might import 60% of our fresh produce, 2but when it gets to winter, we get to 80% or 90%.3Reasoning · 19 wordsOne way of having better management of the cost is to grow more in Canada, to become more resilient.Partly on pointThanks · 30 wordsI want to thank the member for Kings—Hants again for bringing me to some of these facilities to better understand how we can support that, with the member for Peterborough—Thanks
