I call this meeting back to order.
Minister, thank you very much for joining us today. No doubt you are aware that we're studying the snow crab industry in Atlantic Canada and Quebec. Today is the final leg of our trip. We began in the Gaspé region. We travelled to Newfoundland. We were in Sydney, Cape Breton, yesterday, and today we're in Moncton, New Brunswick. We really do appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to appear before us this afternoon to make some comments and answer some questions that the members might have.
I'll let you proceed, Minister, with your opening comments, and then we'll follow with questions.