Thank you for those comments.
I know in P.E.I. 80% of the workforce at Atlantic Beef Products is made up of temporary foreign workers, and we do have one of the higher unemployment rates in Canada, and those are good-paying jobs. Local people are not available to take those jobs.
I'll move on now to a comment. I was disappointed to hear that the PMRA doesn't seem to have the ambition for change or to proceed and get to 100% commitment on these timelines. As a new member of government, I am totally committed to removing red tape and regulation for producers and processors so they can succeed.
What other steps can we take? There's a review in process. We hope they'll meet the timeline. Do you have any other suggestions? I'll give this to the Crop Council and the Grains Council to make suggestions.