Thank you, Mr. Chair. There's never enough time, but I thank the witnesses for being here.
The more I hear about this vessel length study that Mr. McDonald brought up, the more baffled I am as to how much of a lack of common sense there is within the bureaucracy in the DFO.
My time is limited, and nobody yet has explained to me what the rationale is for vessel length. Now, I can understand the difference between a 20-foot boat and a 45-foot one and the difference between a 35-foot boat and a 55-foot one. Who the hell should care whether it's six inches or a foot or whatever?
In 25 words or less, I'd like somebody to explain to me what the rationale is that would be ludicrous enough to make one fisherman fish with four different boats. Who wants to talk about it? I don't want any bureaucratic language. Just tell me like it is.