Thank you.
Welcome.
As was pointed out, I'm from the city and don't necessarily know much about farming, but I know something about economics. When I listened to you, Ms. Patterson, the first thought that occurred to me was that we as a country are leaving a lot on the table if we import half of our lamb needs and there is capacity to do more. You mentioned the growing population, the diverse population, and all the potential demand out there, and we don't seem to be able to get our domestic act together.
It was the first thought that occurred to me, but I see now that others have asked questions about it. Why on earth can't lambs that are inspected in Ontario plants, for example, be exported to other provinces? It doesn't seem to make any sense. Is it because the retail sector objects or the farmers in the other provinces don't like Ontario lamb coming in? What's holding it back? From the industry point of view and from a national point of view, this doesn't seem to make any sense at all.