Thank you, Mr. Perron.
There has been talk of reducing tools. For us, a tool such as the one that allows someone to go to the production site, where our families, children and grandchildren work and where we are during the day, does not promote a balance in terms of mental health and animal welfare.
Lots of people come to the farms: veterinarians, input suppliers, equipment vendors, representatives from the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food and representatives from the Department of the Environment.
Be assured that all these people are in a position to denounce cases of mistreatment. According to the ProAction program, there must be a visit at least every two years. Sometimes it's every year. These visits are precisely to ensure the well-being of the animals and to report abuse.
Industry people want to feed the population. We want to continue to produce food for consumers. Obviously, there is no tolerance for abuse. We don't need a tool like this to do the job of monitoring and ensuring transparency.
The industry is willing to be more transparent, but the solution is not intrusion by whistleblowers or...