Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The most recent budget refers to the creation, if memory serves me correctly, of a federal eco-certification office. If memory serves, $7 million have been earmarked for this office.
The market is asking for, in fact requiring, eco-certification. I feel that companies will need more than a federal eco-certification office. They will eventually need support to deal with the situation. They are already somewhat stuck, financially, in dealing with the situation. I am thinking of the lobster fishers, specifically, but I could mention others as well. Eco-certification is not something that will be covered by the markets themselves, on the contrary. There will be a cost to fishing companies and to the industry in general.
I am wondering how the department views this issue, and I hope that the department's vision involves more than simply a federal eco-certification office.