When we were up there back in 2002, we knew there was a lot of tension between the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board and the Baffin Fisheries Coalition. Mr. Ben Kovic happened to be a member of both. You talk about sort of greasing the wheel on both sides of the thing. That happened and it was a very serious concern.
Senator Patterson, I'd like to know how that relationship is now, how that has improved and if they are working together for the betterment of all the fishermen up there. That's my first question.
My second question goes back to you, Senator Manning. You talked in your committee about the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, which is a single-desk seller for fish.
As you know, Saskatchewan has either pulled out or they're about to pull out of that system. I believe Alberta already has pulled out. I find it rather ironic that when the Wheat Board discussions came up, there was great opposition from our Conservative counterparts regarding single-desk selling of wheat. They were opposed to it and believed that farmers should have the opportunity to sell their wheat to whomever they wish.
I'm quite curious as to why as a Conservative senator you would not have recommended the same. Why wouldn't you recommend the destruction of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation—which I personally don't think is one of the finest organizations on the planet, and I'm putting it mildly—and allow fishermen, especially northern fishermen and aboriginal people, to sell their fish to whomever they wish, very similar to what Ontario does?