There are a couple of different fronts in this discussion. Number one is that the Canadian resource needs to be in the hands of Canadians. This is a huge concern to the federation. There is an erosion of control in terms of some of the state-owned enterprises that are trying to buy up our resource. That's something I would like to flag to the committee.
In terms of what's going on in British Columbia on the water, the situation is very unique. This committee made some very great recommendations in terms of changing the tide, really, and starting down a different direction. That needs to be done. The coastal communities in British Columbia and in other parts of the country are being impacted by corporate takeover. Our communities run on the support they get from these enterprise owners, owner-operators, independent harvesters or whatever terminology you use in your region. In B.C. it's independent harvesters. These folks need to be assisted. We need to see some dedicated help go to them, and it needs to happen quickly. We don't have time to languish under possible solutions. We need to get to the table. We need to find some things that will help them solidify their operations and be able to go forward.
Financially, they'll need to have assistance too. On this fish harvester relief package that's coming out, if we could even have some details around it, then people would have some understanding of what their eligibility might look like. That's been a huge issue. As I'm sure you've heard from some of your own constituents, not knowing is almost as bad as being rejected when you apply for the program.
Those are some of the things we would like to see right away.