Thank you.
I'd like to direct a question to Mr. Currie.
We received committee testimony from a veterinarian, Jean-Jacques Kona-Boun, and I'm going to read a quote to you. He wrote to us:
Animal abuse is a staple of the agri-food industry and is not always the result of an intent to do harm.
Most of the time, the abuse and subsequent suffering is the result of either following the standard practices in the industry—in Canada, these practices are listed in the National Farm Animal Care Council's codes of practice for the care and handling of farm animals—or disregarding these standard practices....
Can you comment on that statement, please?