Mr. McCurdy, another serious issue that I wanted to raise with you is the circumstances of ice conditions on the northeast coast, the northern peninsula and Labrador.
On April 22 the government did announce, through Diane Finley, that it was aware of the seriousness of the ice conditions problem and its effects on income for fishermen, that it was working with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on a response, and that it would be announcing that response soon.
I've asked at least nine questions in the House of Commons and through this committee. It's been reinforced each and every time that it was indeed still the case. Unfortunately, we've just heard from both the deputy minister and the minister that DFO does not believe there were any serious ice conditions on the northeast coast this year.
Could you elaborate to the committee your impressions or your understanding? Could you tell us as well as what the impact on income to those fishermen will be without some income support?