International Trade committee  We are certainly in favour of free trade. I can illustrate a little bit as to why Canada's red meat supply chain exports as much as it does, when there are Canadians here at home who enjoy our products as well. It is because different markets in the world enjoy different aspect

International Trade committee  I avoided that question earlier. My answer would be yes, but the caveat is that we are here in support of business continuity. That would be our position and key message today.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much for your comments. I hope I am summarizing them correctly. Essentially, the question is that you would like to understand.... Actually, could you rephrase the question? Thank you.

International Trade committee  I appreciate the question. I feel ill-equipped to answer, unfortunately. As someone who is not a labour expert, I don't think I would be well served in answering that. Thank you.

International Trade committee  When we think about the meat supply chain, we think about it all the way down from the piglet to the fresh cut of meat that's on your plate. When there's an impact like this that gives some level of uncertainty at the end of the supply chain, the reverberations really go all the

International Trade committee  I have mentioned the impacts to the farmer, yes, but it is the processor as well. If they will need to stop production, yes, that impacts the farmer, but it is the processor's livelihood as well when the line is shut down.

International Trade committee  Yes, that would be the other option. It would be to explore alternative routes, which of course—as you can rightly imagine—would come with costs and the potential perishing of goods that don't make it on time due to the lengthier routes.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Good morning, everyone. I appreciate the invitation to appear on behalf of the Canadian Meat Council. My name is Lauren Martin. I am the senior director of government relations and policy. We are pleased to provide comments regarding the strik