Thank you, Dr. Evans.
As a cow producer, I want to say thank you to the CFIA for the great work they have done in BSE surveillance. Of the animals that we have found, not a single one of them has entered the food system. This very last one is another example of it getting caught on the farm before it gets into the system. The animal is put down and tested at that point. The majority of the cattle have been found at the farm gate rather than in a facility.
There's no doubt that the rigorous system that we have in place in Canada is world-renowned and respected, and there is true cost associated with it as it affects us at the farm gate as producers. I simply want to thank CFIA for that on behalf of producers.
Mr. Miller, the floor is yours.