Thank you for showing up. I know you'd rather be on the water, but you're here. And you're being very candid, which is not a surprise to me whatsoever.
Just going back on the proposal that you talked about, with Senator Comeau--the other senator--I think what's important is to go back to last fall. We were meeting with a lot of you from all around the industry about what the issues were, what the pressures were, what we could do. Those were all very friendly, quiet meetings, I might point out. But one thing that came clear is they were very concerned about the crew on the boats, about EI, all that goes with that. They were very concerned about credit, and the province was moving to try to take some pressure off there. They were very interested in the marketing initiative, and that's mainly where the thrust was coming from.
I just want to point out that when some raised the idea of reducing the fees, it was your own industry that pushed back and said that rather than the money going back into the pockets, the money should be invested into something. Just so everybody's clear, this is an early proposal. There are other things about how you can make it better. You're talking about policing and control. There are all kinds of ideas, I understand, on the table. Is there anything you want to add to that, other than what you've pointed out, as to why this would be an important step forward? It's not that you're paying so much in fees. You are; we understand that. There may be a reason. But if there were a reduction, you'd actually want to reinvest it back into the industry. This is a group you want to make that point to. Why is that a benefit to the overall fishery?