Thank you very much, Chair. I appreciate the time. All questions will be through you.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here. I think it's important to have this conversation. You bring good perspectives. We all want to make sure that our drivers are safe. We want to ensure that people on our roads are safe, and we want to minimize accidents. We want to make sure that animals are treated safely. I really appreciate both of you being here.
I'll start where the last person left off.
Ms. Vanstone is the director general of multi-modal and road safety programs.
There have been requests to harmonize Canada's laws with those of the United States. The U.S. has that exemption. You said that a U.S. livestock trucker can drive unlimited hours within the 150 air-mile radius. You mentioned concerns about that. I've spoken to livestock trucking companies who admitted that could be problematic. In your opinion, what effects could that have on public road safety for our truckers and for people on the roads?