Thank you, Mr. Chair, thank you to our presenters this evening.
How have regulatory changes, such as the transport regulations or Transport Canada's electronic logging device mandate, affected animal health and biosecurity? I'll ask Mr. Bowman this question, because I think there have been a lot of reports of animal transportation's being much more strenuous on the animals now because of the ELDs, as they're known in the business. I'd just like to get some comments on that and on how, maybe, this was not quite thought out when it came to the idea of transporting animals. Across the country, there aren't that many places where you can unload and reload animals safely. I grew up on a farm, so I know that the most stress animals go through is when they're being loaded and unloaded, so I'd just like to get some comments on the record.
Also, have you had any conversations with the minister about ELDs, and has she talked to the transport minister?