Fisheries committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair. Good morning to everyone. I'm representing the Corporation des gestionnaires de phares de l'estuaire et du golfe du Saint-Laurent, which means, in English, the corporation that is taking care of the 43 lighthouses on the St. Lawrence River within the bo

Fisheries committee  I'm an old Frenchman, but my mom was Irish, you see, so maybe the blood circulates differently.

Fisheries committee  Yes. I think once this bill is put in place, the guidelines will be there. Talking about the jam, about spreading the jam, if we have the proper guidelines, as Mrs. Bull was saying, I think there are quite a few people who could be interested in restoring, maintaining, etc., thes

Fisheries committee  Managed, so there won't be stupid spending of funds. I'm not saying that at all. We need every little cent, but if it's managed properly, like Barry MacDonald in his region, and David in his region, etc., we'd be happy campers.

Fisheries committee  Thank you. I can answer that. In my case, I put my money in. I did the work myself. I paid for everything. From a tourist point of view, just to give you the example of my lighthouse, it's up now even to the big cruise ships that come into Quebec City. They go by the lighthouse

Fisheries committee  That's what they say. I want to thank you kindly. It touches us deeply, what you said before, thanking us for what we've done. I worked my buns off on that, and I'm sure these guys did the same. Away you go. That's very well appreciated. Thanks again for this project. I'm tot

Fisheries committee  One small comment. If you're referring to the railroad stations, don't use that too much as an example. In my area the railroad stations are in the middle of the city. Lighthouses in my area are extremely isolated, and I know of some in Newfoundland that are. So that may bring do

Fisheries committee  We set up a corporation in order to satisfy the government's ownership criteria. This corporation is registered with Quebec's Inspecteur général des institutions financières. I signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government, and specifically with Fisheries and

Fisheries committee  Indeed, it is very difficult to access the structure.

Fisheries committee  It is located in the Charlevoix region, very close to the communities of Port-au-Persil and Saint-Siméon and approximately forty kilometres east of La Malbaie.

Fisheries committee  I invested over $270,000, not to mention my time, the wear and tear on my car, gas, accommodation and food. To my mind, these are secondary considerations. I spent a great deal of money, and I have the photographs to prove it, but I was not the only one who did.

Fisheries committee  The corporation was set up merely to satisfy government criteria.

Fisheries committee  In essence, a non-profit organization is nothing more than a corporate entity.

Fisheries committee  I do not own the lighthouse. I am the head of the Corporation du Phare de Cap-au-Saumon. I set up a non-profit organization in order to satisfy government criteria. Our goal, quite simply, was to preserve a historical heritage structure.

Fisheries committee  I personally invested that sum of money in this venture. We are talking about major work, that is putting new roofs on five buildings, doing some structural work, and so on and so forth.