Thank you.
Mr. Lansbergen, thank you very much for being here tonight.
It's a very interesting list of figures you cited, from a data perspective. That's always very helpful to the committee. China is obviously very important for those you represent, but what would happen...?
I'm offering you a hypothetical. From a political perspective, it's never a good idea to answer a hypothetical, so I'm putting you in a difficult position. I'm sure it's the same in your neck of the woods, so to speak. Regardless, I think it is an important and relevant question.
What we heard from the Cattle Association is that relations are troubled right now. There are difficulties in terms of.... There aren't just difficulties but huge challenges. There's a huge problem for beef exporters with respect to China for reasons that appear to be quite arbitrary, to put it mildly.
What would happen if China did the same thing to your sector? How would your sector respond? Would you look for and are you actively looking for other markets to prepare for that possibility, should it ever arise?