Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, gentlemen, for being here today. I do appreciate the straightforward answers. It's very good.
Luc, I just want to start with you. In your document, where it talks about situations and questions, it says, “Wharves for divestiture are located near cultural sites or in villages, and since many of those wharves have been abandoned, the effect is not esthetically pleasing.” And the question is, is it normal for the federal government to allow those structures?
I want to ask a question about the A-base funding, because each of you has talked about that, and I'm sure everybody sees that kind of thing for these wharves targeted for divestiture. We're going to be looking at the department and making a report here, but what are your thoughts on the ground about this?
Given that budgets are so tight, and Morris, you've asked for two wheelbarrows full, maybe you should ask for half and maybe you will get a full one, using that same theory. But would you be concerned that budgets are so tight that expanding that mandate would result in difficulties at the core fishing harbours?
I'd appreciated any of your comments on that.