Thank you.
Thank you to all the witnesses for being here. This is an important discussion because we're dealing with the health and well-being of not only the drivers of these animal transports and the other people on the road but also the animals, even though we're not dealing specifically with the length of time that animals.... Those regulations are from CFIA. Obviously, as has been discussed, the ability of the drivers to stop to tend to animal welfare issues is germane to this conversation.
There's been a lot of discussion around the exact guidance that should be given to the provincial and territorial bodies that are enforcing these regulations, and I agree that there should be more specificity and guidance. We've heard from the cattle industry and the pork industry, but I am wondering whether Barbara or Lynn might have some thoughts about what should be considered an emergency and what kind of guidance should be given to these bodies, from the perspective of animal welfare as well, when they're looking at what an emergency is or how to decide what the flexibility in the regulations is.