Mr. Chair, this certainly has been one of the problems in terms of the New Brunswick agricultural sector.
We did have a slaughter house in Moncton, New Brunswick called Hub, which did all types of slaughter, but it has recently moved toward hogs only. As a result, the provinces in Atlantic Canada, especially Prince Edward Island, are developing a new slaughter house which should be available some time later this year, probably toward the late fall. The ground has been opened, construction is underway, and it will be through a cooperative effort. Farmers are buying what they call hooks and by having hooks they will have the ability to send their animals for slaughter to this new slaughter house that will be located in P.E.I. It certainly will be advantageous for them and they are looking forward to that.