Fisheries committee  I don't know the answer to that. We'll have a look at it and get back to you on it.

Fisheries committee  The fundamental document we're taking to it is the draft policy outline we provided to the committee today. The minister has made it clear that we are to meet with industry from coast to coast to coast, so if we don't get everybody, we're open to everybody at some point in this d

Fisheries committee  Let me be clear about the number the industry is using. Our number was in the ballpark, I think. This was raised last week when the 27 million or whatever was mentioned. Our number is about 24 million, so they're not orders of magnitude different, but I think it's everything....

Fisheries committee  I think I said at an earlier session that we have an MOU with the province. We're involved with all the technical authorities. We work with the Fraser Basin Council to ensure that the technical requirements are achieved. And certainly, there is significant controversy on all side

Fisheries committee  Could I piggyback on that one, Mr. Chairman. In relation to the very serious question Mr. Stoffer has raised, we have the blues, and certainly I'm sure there'll be a lot of questions around the blues. We would be very happy, Mr. Chairman, if we could work with the clerk and outl

Fisheries committee  I don't want to imply we have all the answers, but the best answers we can give.

Fisheries committee  Maybe I'll start that one, because I would like to make one point here. That's not in any way, shape, or form to say that we do not understand the concerns of industry around this very complicated area, and the frustration. I accept that, but the statements concerning coercion on

Fisheries committee  For the moment, it is difficult to intervene, because when the discussion was launched, the price was around 38¢ a pound, whereas it is now at approximately 50 or 57¢ in Newfoundland. The federal government has to wonder who will get support, the processors or the fishers? It is

Fisheries committee  My understanding is there was. Bruce Wareham runs Arnold's Cove, and it was really important to keep that community going, and I believe part of the transfer of funds was around the quota. A transfer of funds was involved, and we can confirm that. I think your number is my unders

Fisheries committee  I think the government is involved. I'd want to be clear as well that the decisions we're talking about were decisions of previous governments, not the decisions of this minister. This minister has made it very clear in the shrimp allocation decision late last year or earlier thi

Fisheries committee  It is unfortunate, but the real question is one of price. The prices paid by the processors in Newfoundland and New Brunswick are much higher than they are in Quebec. I do not know why that is the case. The fishers also have two choices, they can go to Newfoundland or to New Brun

Fisheries committee  If I might be permitted, Mr. Chair, I wouldn't mind setting a context for this. The minister has met with all interested parties. We met on Sunday afternoon. We have officials. Mr. Bevan would be here today, but he's in Newfoundland working closely with the province and everybod

Fisheries committee  Two thousand tonnes.

Fisheries committee  As was outlined, there has been an awful lot of very detailed review in terms of science. Our overall number of collaborator arrangements of all sorts came out at around $23 million. Some of those would not have continued; some of them have really nothing to do with science. So t

Fisheries committee  That's quite possible.