Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I move that, because fleet separation and owner-operator policy form the backbone of the inshore and midshore fisheries on the east coast of Canada and that the removal of said policy would do irreparable damage to the fisheries along with hundreds of coastal communities, the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans immediately undertake a study, including travelling to hold hearings with affected stakeholders across Atlantic Canada, on what the removal of the policy would mean in economic, social, and cultural terms, along with a comparative analysis of other jurisdictions where similar policies are not in place or have been removed, such as British Columbia, New Zealand, and Norway.