Madam Chair, my colleague talked about how so many other sectors are affected by this, such as elk producers and sheep producers and so on. He is absolutely right. However, it is not only there. In the beef industry alone, organic beef producers are shipping only to the Canadian market and they are caught up in this as well.
One producer called me recently talking about the 30 month and under deadline and the criteria used with the identification of age through the examination of teeth. Her herd has been caught up in this. Some 17 of her animals have had to go through the special processing which is very expensive even though they have had ear tags since the day they were born and she can prove that to an independent audit. They are under 30 months. They are being sold into the Canadian market, not for export, and are still caught up in this.
Has my colleague faced similar situations in his riding and what would he recommend we do about it?