Certainly, Mr. Chair.
As you know, we've had testimony from the beef industry, both last spring on April 2 and a couple of weeks ago, that indicates we simply aren't on a level playing field with our main competitors as far as a promotional budget for Canadian beef is concerned. So my motion, which I'll move in a moment, would simply have the committee urging the government to increase that promotional budget so we can get really strong federal government support behind our Canadian beef industry. The motion reads as follows:
That the Committee urge the government to support the marketing of Canadian cattle and beef exports by increasing the government’s promotional budget for Canadian beef, which is currently underfunded, to a level that establishes an equal playing field with Canada’s main competitors, including Australia and the United States, and that the Committee report this to the House.