Fisheries committee  I would also like to answer the question. The vessel fleet in the Magdalen Islands has changed enormously, and for the better. I started fishing on vessels that did not even have a cabin for shelter, or a guardrail. But when we went out for cod, we would bring cod catches weighing 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 and even 5,000 pounds.

Fisheries committee  I know that there was a committee in Rimouski and that fishers from the Maritimes were called. I was not present, but I do think that there were fishers from the largest fishing association in the Magdalen Islands. My comment would be that they were not looking for the opinion of fishers, once again they were imposing a system, a program that had to be adopted one way or the other, a little bit like what was done, as I told you, five or six years ago, when they tried to make us believe that all we had to do was spend anywhere from $250 to $300 to bring our boats in line with the regulations.

Fisheries committee  I received a notice from your secretary about this meeting a few days ago.

Fisheries committee  I represent a small group of fishers, but I am part of a community composed of approximately 400 Magdalen Island fishers. We are very familiar with the fleet. I am almost convinced that you saw it, when you went near the coast... Is anyone listening to me? I'm convinced that when you went down by the coast, you saw where we store the boats in the winter.