Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for coming out, witnesses.
Again we are at a stage where we have, I think, a great opportunity for Canada, its industries, and its people to move forward and continue to grow Canada's economy.
One of the things my colleague talked about is agriculture. I've been fortunate in my life to be involved in agriculture. BSE put a bit of a barrier up for Canada, and that has now, I was glad to hear.... I think that we now have, as we understand it, under 21 and we're likely working towards the 30-and-over situation, where we can market livestock to Japan. We do not sell live. When I was in dairy purebreds, I used to be able to export live cattle and genetics to Japan, but I think in most cases we're talking about processed products that would go.
Could you talk to me a little bit about whether there is any concern or any processing criterion that would have to be in place or that is now a barrier for Canadian products to get into the Japan market? It may be premature, but it sometimes comes up.