I realize that.
I have a couple of things. You referenced a number of items that the committee has spent significant time on--research in science, small craft harbours, coast guard, and so on. How do you respond to reports of the last week, where we saw numbers ranging from a $97.5 million to a $150 million reduction in your departmental estimates over the next two fiscal years, say, ending in 2009, and to speculation that there are going to be more than 200 positions lost, and so on? How do you respond to those statements?
If it's anywhere close to that, if there are any cuts at all, the committee will be very concerned. But if it's that drastic, I think it would be disastrous for fisheries management and the resource throughout the country.