That is one thing we do not support, not one of the reps, nor have I heard it from any fishermen. They haven't called and said, we should have a buyback.
Our concern is not the buyback, but about making money available so that young people can buy in and purchase the licence or enterprise and have something for the future.
When our licences were valued at about $1 million, and you had somebody coming out of school and going for a couple of years into the stern of a boat to qualify, it was just impossible to even think about getting a licence with that magnitude of cost.
So our major concern is access to funds or capital. I understand the province is doing some of that with its loan board, making capital available. If my memory is correct—I do this by memory, and I apologize if I don't have this right at my fingertips—I think they're looking at a 20-year payback.
That we applaud and are thankful for.
