Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank all of the witnesses for being available today. It's a short time to study this topic, but it's obviously very much of concern for the residents of Prince Rupert.
Could we get a little more history on this issue? We heard from many people in the video that some had 30 and sometimes 40 or more years of experience in the fishery.
How many canneries were there in the Prince Rupert area, say, 40 years ago, and roughly 10 years ago? It's just to get a history of the decline. Has it been a steady decline in the number of canneries and jobs there?
I won't direct it to anyone in particular, just to whoever feels they have the best history on that.