Thank you, chair.
Thank you to everybody for coming today.
My first question is for Kathleen. I'm from the B.C. Peace area, where I would argue we have the best beef in the country. I have a few colleagues here who might argue with me, but I will stand by that.
Say that we, as a family, decided to buy a quarter of beef and put it in our own freezer, and it was locally raised and butchered and the rest of it. You spoke about local abattoirs and access to them. Can you explain the concerns?
I've heard back in my riding that they would like more access to a mobile type of abattoir, or something similar. Can you explain your comments on abattoirs?