Thank you very much, incidentally, for all kinds of reasons. What you're telling us is quite moving. I'm sure you also share your confusion and dismay with others. We're going to be hearing from other people; we've already heard from some, from real fishermen, and plant workers. When I think of them, when I see them, I am sensitive to their situation, and I believe you are as well. These people are a bit stuck—we'll be able to verify that shortly—they don't have a lot of room to manoeuvre.
Lastly, you're telling us you're currently at a point where it's a little more difficult to change direction. The solution was to cut the number of boats, and that had a harmful effect on fisherman's helpers. That made it possible to stabilize incomes, but it had a harmful effect, which was very hard to accept.
I'd also like to hear from you on other topics so we can retain that information. I'd like you to tell me a little about seal and Atlantic wolfish. As you know, that's a file that I very much defend, that our committee will also continue to defend. I would like to hear what you have to say on that subject. Someone will definitely have something to say on that subject.
I understand from what you're telling us—you'll tell me if I'm right or wrong, and probably we'll hear the same thing this afternoon—that trust has disappeared. That's serious; it's more than serious, and I'm at that point as well. I'm putting questions to the people who make decisions and, at some point, I wonder about the trust I can give them. A decision was made, the quotas were cut by 63%, but we're not correcting the effects, we're not cleaning them up, we're not talking about them anymore; we're talking about the species, but we're no longer talking about the human impact this can have or about the amounts of money we should allocate to it. The human impact was observed in the automotive industry, the forest industry and other fields, and it's a double standard, a triple standard. It hurts, and it undermines trust.
I'd like to hear you say a little more about the seals, but more about this matter of trust.