Agriculture committee  Yes, just from conversations. The first thing is that there are plenty of signs about biosecurity on a chicken farm. They're there. They're loud. They're right in front of you at the driveway. What's happening here? Why are these people ignoring the signs? Most people obey signs

Agriculture committee  With regard to the CFIA on my farm, as a chicken producer, I don't think they've ever been here in person. I do also have an on-farm feed mill, and they do come to audit that, so they are on farm for that, for a different reason. Mostly they are at the processing facility. They a

Agriculture committee  If you're talking specifically about Nova Scotia, I would say that we've probably sidestepped that. That's why this interests me so much. At the end of the day, if it's across the country, there's no easy spot to go to, so to speak. That's what my concern is, for sure.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely not. Chicken farmers are stewards of the animals. We care about them. When they do well, we do well. That's really what it all comes down to. There's nothing in this bill that I think would create a false alarm and hide any wrongdoing. Chicken farmers are trusted beca

Agriculture committee  Yes, I sure could. The program is reviewed on a regular basis. We do make changes. It's quite an involved process. It is absolutely not static.

Agriculture committee  It would make sense to have a review. It's the same thing that we do, so yes.

Agriculture committee  I'll let Lisa answer that one, if you don't mind.

Agriculture committee  Go ahead.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name, as previously mentioned, is Nick de Graaf. I am a third generation chicken farmer in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. I'm also first vice-chair of Chicken Farmers of Canada. I'm joined here today by CFC's director of brand and communications, L