On the first question, the original branch in America came under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which has been superseded by ICES and so on. But the Americans haven't changed their perspectives, or their attitudes. There was a small activity going on in the Senate prior to this last election, with about 10 or 15 senators basically pushing a “we're the good guys and these are bad people” kind of thing. It's not really a very serious thing.
However, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which exempts us from marketing in the United States, is a big problem. In all the areas where these bans went into place, whether it's the EU or America, the market didn't go away; the market is still there. The people who were buying before will buy again. They are prohibited from buying by their state. We, the state, know what's good for you--it's as simple as that--and we're going to tell you that you can't have this product.
I think that whatever action the Government of Canada is undertaking in terms of America, it has to be around the Marine Mammal Protection Act. If I understand it correctly, there is a lot of discussion going on in the United States right now around the Marine Mammal Protection Act. I wouldn't just write that off. I certainly would keep the focus on that.
As to your second question, as I said to Mr. Manning, I don't particularly want to go into too many details of my particular ideas of what needs to be done. But I do think there's one thing. There are a lot of very, very capable people in Canada who can deal with issues like this in any kind of a forum you choose, whether it's with the general public, media, or political people. Some of those people are politicians. Some of them are lay people. I would not undersell our abilities, and I certainly wouldn't oversell theirs. Just because they've had a free reign for 40 years is no reason to keep giving them one.