That's a very good question. I don't think I have enough time to answer the entire question, but I would highlight two pieces for you.
One is that we have the Indo-Pacific agriculture and agri-food office, based in Manila, Philippines. It was established in 2024 with a five-year mandate and a five-year funding bucket. Our ask of the Government of Canada is to make that office permanent and grow on its success.
You mentioned the Australians and the New Zealanders. I would also mention the Americans. All three countries have had regulatory officials in all of these fast-growing Indo-Pacific markets for quite some time. For example, there have been USDA officials—U.S. Department of Agriculture officials—in every single market for a few years now. We have regulatory officials in Manila, Philippines, whose mandate is the entire Indo-Pacific, and we need to make the funding permanent in Manila and grow on that success. We need more regulatory folks in the Indo-Pacific to help us.
The second piece is that the Canadian Meat Council coordinates foreign audits to Canada on a yearly basis. For example, we just had the Dominican Republic audit here a few weeks ago. We'll have Japan's coming up in a few months. Their foreign regulatory officials come to Canada and inspect our establishments so that we can continue exporting—or even start exporting—to their countries.
There is a lot of work being done on the international stage, and we are always working hand in hand with our officials at Global Affairs, the CFIA and AAFC.
