I call this meeting to order.
I'd like to thank our guests for taking the time to meet with our committee today to talk about the issues in Prince Edward Island. As you are probably well aware, we're studying recreational fisheries in Canada. As I'm sure the clerk has already advised you, we generally allow about 10 minutes for opening comments and remarks. Then we have a fairly tight time constraint when it comes to questions and answers. So I'd ask you to try to keep your answers as concise as possible so members can get in as many questions as possible.
Having said all that, I really appreciate your taking the time to be here, and I'll turn the floor over to you now, Mr. MacPherson, if you want to make your opening comments.