Raynald Blais at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

I would just like to come back to that answer you gave just now on the local role in the financial management of small craft harbours.

I will add to Mr. MacAuley's comment that, with local port authorities and the involvement of volunteers, there is already a form of volunteer financial management at the local level. But the problem is in the lack of funds. The goodwill, the priority-setting and the effort at the local level all seem to be relatively good. On the other hand, when the time comes to actually do something, there is not enough money.