Thank you very much. I am very pleased to be here today. This is my first visit to the Magdalen Islands.
It's great to be here in your riding, Mr. Blais. Thank you very much.
I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask. The first is about the buyback program and the self-rationalization of the fishing fleet through the buyback program. Mr. Poirier, can you talk about that? Did that start in 2006 or thereabouts? Just exactly what were the mechanics of that buyback, and how did that work among the fishermen?