Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Barlow, for appearing here today. I did have the pleasure of speaking to this bill in the House. I want to commend you on the great work you've done for our producers across this country with this bill.
Like you, I have a lot of farmers in my riding who are suffering from mental health issues relating to incidents that have come onto their farms. I can think of one farmer in particular who I talked to just prior to being elected. They have an animal farm and their animals are kept outside. He told me of how he had awoken and found some folks who were trespassing on the property and released all their animals out of the cages. He told of how it just really took a mental toll on the whole family and on their livelihood, really. Biosecurity is number one, but the health and safety of the animals is a priority for these folks. It's their livelihood.
You touched a little bit on what the implications are and how this would affect biosecurity measures. I'm wondering if you could comment a little bit further on how this protects the farmers and how it will continue to help them when they go through these issues with people coming unlawfully onto their farms so that they're protected and their mental health doesn't suffer anymore.