Clearly, the departmental officials who gave the presentations before us are not equipped to look at the value and the socio‑economic importance of our fisheries to our east coast and west coast regions. They are not equipped to work with the provinces and deal with the foreign interests that are buying up our processing capacity in our small coastal regions.
How do we solve this problem? I don't think it can be done today, when we are just beginning to address it and open the discussion. A panel of experts definitely needs to do a thorough study of the issue, the problems and the potential solutions. As Mr. Sproul mentioned, this must, of course, be done transparently and in full co‑operation with the industry.