Thank you.
We're a feedlot operator in southern Alberta and we import feeder cattle from the Pacific Northwest in the United States. We're going as far as California, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and things like that. We encounter weather challenges, road challenges, all of these different aspects, and we're dealing with a whole host of different organizations and regulatory authorities. When we're importing U.S. feeder cattle, we have to deal with a USDA-approved vet. That transport has to be approved—it has to go to Washington for approval—and there is a whole host of factors and layers that cause delays throughout this entire process.
Having some flexibility on the tail end and at the beginning of the trip really does allow these drivers to relax and take their time and do their job safely with the best thing in the back of their minds, which is always about the animals.