Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Mr. Minister, and your fleet of advisers. We're pleased to have them.
I would just note that in terms of consultations, particularly when the changes came to the Fisheries Act, it was awful difficult for me to find anybody in Prince Edward Island who was consulted with. The only thing I would suggest to you, if you're going to have consultations, is that they be open consultations, and fishermen be able to attend those meetings.
But I would like to ask you this. Are you fully committed, and is the government fully committed, to preserving the owner-operator fleet separation policy as it is today? Do you intend to eliminate the controlling agreements in 2014, and do you intend to grandfather the people who are involved?