Thank you, Madam Minister.
As you said, we have programs and funding to help us try to find new markets.
Madam Minister, we had the chance to discuss another topic that really concerns me. It's the sale of fishing licences in New Brunswick or in other Atlantic provinces, and even lobster licences, which we're seeing more and more in our regions. A crab licence is currently worth between $12 million and $15 million.
In the past two or three years, in my area and in New Brunswick alone, we've seen fishing licences go to Quebec, Prince Edward Island or elsewhere.
One challenge we face is the residence criterion. As you know, it's only six months for New Brunswick, compared to two years for Quebec, for example.
I want to take the time to understand this properly.
As I understand it, Madam Minister, we want to work with people in the associations and, if they ask us to change the residence criterion, we're willing to listen to them to ensure that fishing licences remain within our communities and within our province. Is that correct?