Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for being here today.
Neil, my first question's going to be to you. You talked about packers and the need for them. It's a problem; I understand that. We need to hear solutions for how to address it.
There's one point I think I have to make here. I'm a beef farmer in Ontario. In the history of the BSE thing, as you know, when it came down to the crunch we were very short of packing facilities. Government invested money there, which I fully supported and still do, and we got it up there. But today, beef farmers can get another cent or two, or whatever, by sending it to the States. We have product moving there.
Basically, I said at the time to my co-producers that we have to stay loyal to the packers, but of course, it's human nature: if you can get another buck, you go after it.
What solution or suggestion do you have for the packing problem that you're going to have? I think I already know the answer to it, but is there going to be any loyalty from the industry if you do get it—especially if it's taxpayers' money that goes into it?