Thanks, Mr. Chair. Thanks to everybody for coming and helping us with our consultation at committee, working on the four pillars plus any we might be missing.
I want to start with the Canadian Meat Council. I recently visited Cargill in Guelph, and talked about where the gaps are that could help them with the first pillar—producing adequate food, not only for Canada but for the world. They talked about there being a shortage of butchers. When we look at our support for the middle class, and the jobs we're trying to create and support in the middle class, jobs like being a butcher or other trades jobs within the meat industry are an area we're really having trouble filling.
If we're looking at an all-of-government approach, education and getting people into skilled positions have to be part of it. Do you have any comments from the Meat Council on whether or how labour could be included in a food policy discussion?