Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, gentlemen, for being here this afternoon. It's great to see you both here.
I really appreciate your comments, Brian, acknowledging the hard work by the minister abroad. I don't think a lot of people recognize the amount of personal time and family time this minister has sacrificed to open up markets. I think you'd be a good example of what you've seen in the change in the marketplace by getting market access, and what that has meant, not just to your business but to the entire food chain, when it comes to the beef sector.
So your comments are definitely appreciated. It's sure nice to see you defending the minister when the media incorrectly go after him on something as silly as going out and opening markets. I think we all understand that's very important.
You talked a little bit about the SRM. We're going to go down to Guelph and tour a plant there. Can you give us a little background on the difference in costs in...? I'm trying to look for the right word here. I'm wondering if you can tell me about your costs compared with, say, costs in the U.S. when it comes to slaughtering cattle because of the SRM program.