We proposed to the Americans a solution that emerges from the WTO dispute settlement process, and we explored it. However, in our opinion, there would have to be a US policy providing that slaughtering confers the origin of the final product. To date, the Americans have not been open to that solution.
As regards industry assistance, programs do exist and discussions have been held at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to increase Canada's traceability capacity and to provide other types of assistance permitted under trade rules. However, for details on those programs, we would have to get someone from the department to explain them to us.