Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both our guests. Mr. Mayor, welcome to the committee. I appreciate you both being here and taking the time to give us your testimony.
Mr. Mayor, I wonder if you could talk a little bit about the local situation in terms of the local reaction to open-net aquaculture. Could you provide a bit more insight on how the commercial fishers, the sport and recreational fishers in the area, those who are in the tourism industry, the first nations, and those concerned about the Broughton Archipelago feel about aquaculture? Are a large majority supportive, or are they largely opposed to open-net aquaculture? What's your take on that?