Thank you, Chair.
Thanks to all the witnesses for being here today.
Obviously, we've received quite a few emails in reference to this bill. I am fully in support of it—I want to be clear about that—but I also want to reinforce the importance of the bill and why it needs to happen. We fully understand the economic value, but there's also the mental health value to our farmers and the well-being of our livestock.
There are bad apples out there. We know that. They are in every industry, in every sector. Do you feel this legislation would impair the ability to raise awareness to ensure accountability in cases of legitimate agricultural abuses? I'd like to put that to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture to let them expand on it.