Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to talk about provincial and federal jurisdictions. You all know the joke about the fact that when a fish is caught, the head coming out of the water is provincial and the tail is still federal.
Is it the same for vessels? When they sink, they belong to the federal government because they are in the water. Is there an overlap of jurisdictions? I have mainly Quebec in mind.
My second question is as follows. Do you feel that the federal government would possibly wish to dispose of part of the security of small vessels, as it did for harbours? If a vessel catches fire when entering the harbour — which is now under provincial jurisdiction — does it come under provincial or federal jurisdiction?