Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
To Mr. Cuzner, let me just make a brief comment on consultation. I appreciate where you're coming from, but you know what it's like. If you had to go out and consult with every fisherman from coast to coast—it's not going to happen, it never did, and only for the attention brought to the act, it wouldn't be an issue now. They've had groups or agencies provide a fair amount of input, and they elect you and me to make sure they're represented in the House.
In relation to harbours, I agree with you. It's a changing fishery, and one of the things we've always said is not only harbours that have been divested—Mr. Russell, for instance, has raised the issue—and I should mention, Mr. Chair, these people lining up to get a few minutes with the minister. Every single day, somebody is sitting next to me in the House having a chat. Mr. Blais has had more time than the committee.
Anyway, there is a changing fishery, and some harbours that were not solely owned small craft harbours are more important to fishermen today, perhaps, than some that we own and that are functioning. We are aware of that and are looking at it. We haven't closed the door on it at all.
The only concern we have, of course, is, with so many harbours and wharves across the country and with escalating costs, trying to keep what we have going. But again, priorities are priorities, and we have ways of helping out in certain areas.