Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for appearing. I know you are a little under the weather, so I appreciate your coming.
To begin, I do want to thank you for the interest you have taken in B.C. issues. You have been out there a number of times, and I know it is really appreciated by those of us from there.
You mentioned the hovercraft that was announced in the budget, and I want to thank you for that as well.
Could you give us just a bit more detail perhaps on what your expectations are in terms of timing on the Fisheries Act or when we might proceed with that as a committee?