Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thanks Mr. Rosser, for making time. It's always good to see you and get your insight.
Certainly, as we go into this study about the supply chain, I think we all would agree that your supply chain is only as dependable and as strong as its weakest link. Right now, we certainly have a number of those links that are showing cracks. I guess I would also argue that now is not the time to be adding additional irritants to that supply chain.
The one topic I wanted to start off with today, Mr. Rosser, is the cattle industry. Certainly we are seeing some issues with transportation of cattle and feed. The cattle industry is also asking for the enforcement, however, of what I would argue are very unscientific new animal transport regulations to be implemented by the government.... We're seeing that those are supposed to be coming into effect on February 20.
They are asking for that deadline to be pushed back, as these new rules may cause more issues with animal welfare, and certainly with transportation issues. Is there any discussion taking into account the current situation and status of our supply chain to push that deadline further down the road until we have more time to ensure that the resources and infrastructures are in place to meet those requirements?