I'm sure you will have a unanimous vote for that.
[A moment of silence observed]
Thank you for that, Mr. Calkins.
I certainly pass on to Mr. Blais and Mr. Lévesque from Quebec our sympathies, and pass them on to the families you may be talking to.
Most of us around this table have witnessed and been part of tragedies at sea. While the ocean is very bountiful, it takes a lot from us, too, when it takes the lives of our fishermen.
Just to quote the words of a great song in Newfoundland and Labrador:
Brave men, she said, is what they are,
those who face the icy wind;
Knowing as they leave their sheltered coves,
They may never come back again.
It's so true.
I certainly want to thank Mr. Calkins for that, and on behalf of the committee, I want to express our sympathies.
Mr. Blais.