There was a question for the minister when she was here in the previous hour about the changes to the animal transport regulations. I know that our ultimate goal is the welfare of the animals. However, when I talk to the beef industry especially, they note that they have a 99.6% success rate, and they keep telling me and many of my colleagues that if the number of hours an animal can be transported are shortened, especially with cattle—the loading, the unloading, mixing with other stocks, the transfer of disease—there are some real concerns that it could actually maybe be to the detriment of the animals in question. These are farmers who handle the animals as a part of their livelihood. I'm wondering how your department is squaring with what they're telling us.
On June 6th, 2019. See this statement in context.