Okay, Mr. Minister.
A few years ago this committee wrote a report that recommended that your department provide assistance to lobster fishermen to reduce their costs. Atlantic lobster sustainability measures have now been cut, going from $7.8 million to $4.8 million. Can you give us more information on this reduction? Basically, is this part of the fishery a priority for your government?
You understand that there are increasing costs in every sector involved in the fishery, and to have this loss is not good for the fishery.