Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First, I would like to talk to the pork producers' representatives, and then Ms. Patterson can finish her answer.
In my riding, we have pig nurseries. Other projects are in the works as well. A number of locations in my riding have been chosen because of their distance from other farms, in order to prevent the spread of illness. Unfortunately, setting up a nursery far from major centres sometimes means that certain services are not available.
I would like to hear your thoughts on access to veterinarians. Many livestock producers in my riding have raised the problem and complain that it is very difficult to get access to a veterinarian. Increasingly, new veterinarians are specializing in family pets. As a result, there is a significant lack of young people becoming veterinarians for farm animals.