Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for coming here today to talk about the pork industry.
I'm a farmer myself, and I know your feelings and frustrations in dealing with banks. It was kind of interesting when, in our competition study, we had the banks in here. They basically recommended we get rid of Farm Credit, and they would take care of everybody else. I kind of laugh at that, because in a lot of cases FCC fills the void. These banks, based in Toronto or Calgary, just don't seem to understand that. So you've just confirmed that these banks take care of themselves, for lack of a better word.
I want you to know that I feel for you, and I really commend you for the courage it took to come here. I know it's tough. Nobody ever wants to air their dirty laundry, as you said. But sometimes that needs to happen so we legislators understand the impact. It's nice to have someone from P.E.I. come here to tell us that. It's important.