I call this meeting to order, now that we have a quorum.
We're going to do our study today about the difficulties in the livestock sector, mainly in the red meats sector. I want to welcome to the table today Brad Wildeman and John Masswohl from the Canadian Cattlemen's Association; from the Canadian Pork Council, Stephen Moffett and Curtiss Littlejohn; from the Fédération des producteurs de porcs du Québec, Jean-Guy Vincent and Nathalie Hansen; from Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec, Michel Dessureault and Vincent Cloutier; from the Canadian Meat Council, Jim Laws; and from Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Rory McAlpine.
I think that's everybody. I want to welcome everyone.
We will extend the committee by five minutes since we started a bit late. I remind everyone to keep opening comments under 10 minutes.
With that, we'll turn it over to you, Mr. Wildeman.