Thank you.
When we look at what we've heard today and what we've been hearing over the last while, clearly there is something wrong with the way we do things in Canada. We have a minister who is a farmer, who is committed, and who understands the plight of the industry. We have very highly qualified professionals, people who are second to none, in our civil service. We have farmers who are the best in the world. And yet, in answer to my colleague's question--and the answer wasn't clear, but I got the answer after—our producers feel that our government has abandoned them, and that word was used: “abandoned”.
You've heard our witnesses. We have a report that our friends in the industry said would keep our industry alive if implemented to the letter. Yet I understand that you mentioned this morning, or just now, that you're continuing to look at the recommendations.
Well, a month and a half has gone by since that report came out. We are told that tomorrow probably will be Black Friday--that's the phrase being used--and yet we are continuing to look at the recommendations. I don't understand why these recommendations have not been implemented. We have all the capacity. Everything seems to be in place to have a top-notch response in the cattle and pork industries with support from government, and yet we're not getting it.
I'd like, maybe, each one of you to comment on this, because that's the question that's been going through my mind as I hear the testimony today.