Senator Comeau asked what could they do to help the industry in a sense. We know quite well that Ottawa cannot submit a cheque for $5,000 to every fisherman. It goes against the free trade issue and everything else. He came up with a few points. What about licence fees? LFA 34 paid $1,890 for a licence to fish lobster in LFA 34. Other LFAs in the area paid anywhere from $100 to $250. That is a huge variation. He asked what happens if we try to cut the licence fees in half.
On April 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.