Mr. Chair, earlier tonight similar situations were expressed. The size of the operation does not matter. Whether it is the part time farmer who I cited in the Ottawa area who lived on the Hull side or whether it is a big feedlot operation, the impact of financial strain, of family pressure, of stress, is the same. It is devastating and we know that.
As I have said a number of times tonight, on September 10 we on the government side substantially changed our approach by looking at other markets and by increasing a made in Canada approach. We will not depend on the border opening, although we will keep the pressure on to do that. We are looking at other areas. We are looking at trying to expand slaughter capacity. With the set aside program, we are trying to get that market to function normally.
We really see the testing for BSE as a shortsighted strategy that could harm and not help the Canadian cattle industry over the long run. What we are doing now is science based and recognized as science based. There should be no need to test every animal. On the industry side, some are showing interest through a certain operation, opening up a niche market through testing, and that is a good idea. They would do the testing within their own slaughter capacity and maybe find a niche market as a result. We see no reason to go to complete testing for BSE because we are operating what has been recognized as a science based approach right now.