Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the minister and his staff for coming in.
First of all, I'd like to congratulate the efforts of the coast guard off the coasts of northeastern Newfoundland and Labrador. I'd also like to congratulate you on the recent announcement of vessel sizes. I did a press release a few months ago asking you to do it, and you did it. I won't take credit for it, since you were openly musing about it long before I came here, and I'll just say congratulations.
My first question is for you, Mr. Murray, on small craft harbours. You said in November of 2006 that the program of small craft harbours “would require the $96 million—in other words, not sunsetting the $20 million—and an additional $35 million”, for a total of approximately $130 million per year for that program.
Do you stand by that statement, sir? Yes or no?