Mr. Kamp's comments and others just now help to emphasize exactly why I want some clarification on the work plan before deciding on this amendment to the amended motion. I have expressed why I think we need to look at the emerging snow crab issue, based on a decision that was made before we set or talked about the work plan.
There was a question about the focus; for instance aquaculture, what it could be. I proposed a focus at the last committee that was something to consider. I appreciated Mr. Blais's comments at the last committee also, concerning how we might want to deal with aquaculture. I believe the comment was that we should dedicate a number of committee meetings, bring in some witnesses, hear what they have to say, then make a decision as to whether we want to go further. I think that's a very good suggestion.
It also leaves the work plan somewhat open-ended still, even doing that. So my final comment, and I understand the frustration at the table on this, is that I'm still nervous that the aquaculture issue is not on the work plan, and if it were to be added, we still have to deal with the other items that are on the work plan. I don't know how we're going to get all that accomplished in one year. That's why I asked for the clarification about how many meetings we could dedicate to all these work plan items. Until I get that clarification, it's hard to support something that I would normally support if we had that clarification.