Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I appreciate my NDP colleague's questions, as I have Cargill meat processors literally in my backyard, and I understand how much truck traffic goes by my place. I would certainly love to see additional processing capacity in Canada. We need to worry about interprovincial trade barriers to get that done too. It's a good topic for discussion, certainly.
Dr. Ireland, you mentioned it briefly in one of your answers, but I want you to expand on it a little bit.
One of the interesting comments from previous witnesses was that the livestock transportation industry needs to plan better. When you see Highway 1 near Thunder Bay, for example, where they go to The Barn as one of the main hubs, the Trans-Canada Highway is a one-lane highway with no shoulders. Certainly the weather in that area can be unpredictable and unforeseeable, let's say.
Is it more impactful or more harmful for cattle if you are loading and unloading? Is it better for their health to keep them on the truck rather than having to unload and load them multiple times?