What I am explaining is that the process is based on science and information exchange, not on political or administrative requests, which would be at a higher level. If the committee had asked us to wait, it is likely that we would have assessed this request as we must.
However, the important thing remains that this is a neutral process and it has to be neutral. There is no authorization process at the level of senior officials in the agency. It's really an administrative process between scientists and inspectors who assess the safety of the processes in place in the exporting country to ensure that the quality of the imported food meets the criteria of the Safe Food for Canadians Act.