Good morning. I would like to give you an idea of relations with Transport Canada.
The Quebec standing committee on fishing vessel safety meets every February. People from Transport Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and even Quebec’s labour standards, equity and occupational health and safety board hold a workshop for fishers on vessel safety.
They review unfortunate incidents that have occurred in previous years and discuss what can be done to improve vessel safety. This is a forum where Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and Transport Canada work together to improve vessel safety. It is an excellent opportunity to bring everyone together and to have discussions. Policy changes, including vessel length rules, can be addressed here.
This is an example of a situation where there is good interdepartmental communication.