Rod, "Almost no producer in Canada will allow access to their information from a foreign government. Nor should we have to. Its the US that wants COOL, the US should have to gain the infrastructure to support it."

Fine.  I'll toss it back your way.  If you want to sell your product in our country, you make the adjustments.  I've identified 37 countries that already have COOL, how are you handling it for them?

Rod, "Perhaps this is a little carte blanche, but will the benefit outweigh the costs?"

First response; Why wouldn't it? 

Second response;  What's the alternative?  Continue the status quo of the packers supplying consumers with mystery meat while they continue to advance their plans of securing more alternative suppliers that can kick our ash on costs?  What are you going to do when the packers tell you that they don't need your cattle, Brazil is supplying them now?