Thank you, Madam Chair.
Picking up on that conversation regarding a sunset clause, I just want to make sure that everybody is clear about what that is. When our witnesses talk about the importance of predictability and stability for our business owners, a sunset clause would effectively repeal the trade agreement, possibly before the conclusion of a comprehensive trade agreement, so that would be the opposite of providing continuity for our business owners.
I have a question for Ms. Citeau about our industry.
Perhaps you could confirm the following. Without the transitional agreement, if we look at the United Kingdom's tariff schedule, we're talking about tariffs of about 16% on beef, around 12% on lamb and 8% on poultry.
When you learned over the weekend that we had reached a continuity agreement with the United Kingdom, how did your association and its exporters react?