Thank you.
Minister, I would suggest—and you've been the guardian of small craft harbours for the last number of months—that we're seeing the impacts of years of funding cuts. I did some of the rough numbers, and they come to over $100 million. We're approaching a crisis situation in small craft harbours that will have to be dealt with in the future. But my question is more a positive one.
You were in my riding back in March. You had a chance to look at some innovative projects we're doing through the Atlantic fisheries fund, which is extremely important to our small rural, coastal communities. They're doing a lot in innovation and creating jobs in these communities and have certainly expanded a lot on the aquaculture side.
I would ask if you could briefly give us your perspective on this particular fund. How do you see it going? Will you continue to support this in the coming years? It has led to a lot of investment in my riding, which is primarily rural and dependent on the fishery.