I'm not an expert on what the cultural desires or leanings of all the people would be. I can only judge it as a person who functions in the area, as first nations people and non-first nations people have done for the last 50-something years. Because of that, my understanding of it is that I would like to see us maintain, as much as we can, a natural environment for people to work in, similar to the one they have already grown up in—in other words, as deckhands on fish boats and as owners of smaller fish boats.
I think it would be wonderful if we could keep those people employed one way or the other, but I am aware that to do it economically will be a real test. I will be one of the strongest proponents of on-land fish farming if it proves to be economically viable. That's the key point. It has to be economically viable. In some of the areas that have the potential, such as in the Kitasoo, where most of the employment in the community is in fish farming and processing fish, if they could do that, then I believe they could continue to function as a group in a healthy way. The thought of putting an on-land system up there is probably very impractical just because of the sheer cost of it and the fact that the amount of employment would probably drop if that were created there.