Thank you very much. Our oversight with respect to the Meat Inspection Act is our highest area of intensity, as I described earlier, because we have continuous presence in meat-slaughtering establishments in order for those establishments to be able to operate. That is a very significant proportion of the agency's activities.
As it relates to the Health of Animals Act and in particular, issues such as animal welfare, this is an area of tremendous interest, both for Canadians and for Canadian businesses. The federal responsibility with respect to animal welfare relates to the transportation of animals and to the humane slaughter of animals in federally registered establishments.
The humane slaughter of animals in federally registered establishments is addressed by that intense inspection oversight that I mentioned. As it relates to the transportation of animals, we have a very active program of oversight with respect to animal welfare in transportation. However, there is equally a recognition that the current regulatory framework for animal transportation would benefit from modernization in terms of developments in the science. We're committed to doing that, and indeed, there is the intent to bring forward a new regulatory proposal later this year with respect to the transportation of animals, to achieve that modernization.
In both areas of federal responsibility in that regard, we have a very serious focus and commitment on the part of the agency.