I would like to add something. We really want to stress the need for assistance in relation to our expenses. If we pay 5¢ more here for lobster than in Nova Scotia, that means it has cost a producer 35¢ more. Our expenses are so high that, in order to pay the same price, it costs us more—which is something that a lot of people forget. We need some help in that area, because fishers are experiencing the same problem. Their expenses are increasing because of transportation costs. Everything is connected and there is no way around that. If the same category of lobster sells for $5 in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or the Magdalen Islands, we also receive $5. If we have to pay 30¢ more for transportation costs, we are losing money; that is our weakness.
We do not have access to European markets like the other provinces. In Halifax, there is an international airport. They can export their product anywhere in the world. If we ship Magdalen Island lobster by boat to that airport, there will be no need to scan it as it clears customs before boarding the airplane, because it will already be dead, given the time it takes to get it there. We have access to the same markets, but we don't have the same facilities. The same applies to Moncton, Newfoundland, the Magdalen Islands and the Gaspe. As Mr. Gallant was saying, selling live lobster to European countries is practically impossible.