 It is great to be here today to celebrate Beef Day for British Columbia, it's fantastic to share the connections of what we eat with the work that happens every day on ranches and farms across this province and today is a day to enjoy the beef and the bounty of the province but also to remember that what we eat comes from somewhere, that what we eat is raised by hard working farm families. Agriculture is hugely important in the province of British Columbia and one of the most important elements is BC Beef. If you look around there are ranches from all corners of the province they work so hard and there's so many challenges whether it's to do with the climate whether it is to do with changing prices and currency they're working hard in the family businesses to make sure that BC families have a great quality product on their table. This year with with the newly elected Premier Clark being here to open the day for us and proclaim it as BC Beef Day we brought a family and the Fawesome family who illustrates the backbone and and what is truly out there in the family we uh we're very excited about it. That ranching is that the original family operation uh we all all of us here today who are ranchers that came here today we couldn't be here without our families at home looking after things and keeping things running. So when you're when you're sitting down this summer to your barbecue to have a great T-bone steak or a burger remember if you bought it from a BC rancher you're supporting BC families I hope that we'll all be able to continue to do that after we enjoy this today and it is my honor and privilege as Premier of British Columbia today to declare June 1st 2011 BC Beef Day