Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thought we used to have trouble on the east coast.
I'm trying to work out the difference between answers and speeches here, but anyway, I have a couple of quick questions, Mr. Minister.
Is there any thought being given to an increase in the total allowable catch this year for the seal hunt off Newfoundland and Labrador? Is there any thought being given to not allowing protestors to be out interfering with sealers when they're trying to do their job in a safe manner? That's on the seal hunt.
My last question is on the fisheries summits that you talked about several times this morning in regard to Newfoundland, Labrador, and Prince Edward Island, and one that's planned for Quebec. I know full well that in order to solve a lot of the concerns in our fishery we're going to have to call on provincial and federal governments to come together and work on addressing some of those issues. Knowing our own problems in Newfoundland and Labrador--that was the purpose of the summit--could you maybe give us some enlightenment on exactly what you gained from the summits and where you see them being a possibility to address some of the concerns in the fishery?