Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to acknowledge and thank the group from B.C. for being here. I really appreciate your being here. I think of the future of fishing on the west coast. As you've heard from our side, we'd certainly like to visit you. I think we also heard from the NDP that they would certainly appreciate a visit. We're just hoping that the other party will do the same and we can pay you a visit.
Welcome, Ms. Lapointe and Ms. Frenette. Thank you for being with us today.
You said that the costs of dredging were increasing from $8 million to $21 million. Storms and other factors make it very difficult to predict the dredging costs from year to year. Should there be a separate budget for dredging? Is this something we should consider doing?