Thank you, Mr. Chair.
You can ask, but it never usually happens, so we'll see.
In 2021, I was first elected by defeating Liberal fisheries minister number four, Bernadette Jordan. Quickly after that, I wrote a letter to Liberal fisheries minister number five, Joyce Murray, on the redfish issue, asking about her plans. This was in late 2021 or early 2022. In response, Liberal fisheries minister number five said that they would make sure to do it in a way that licence holders, the allocation holders, could have certainty in the planning of their business affairs. That was in early 2022. Here we are in 2024. Apparently, that means we still don't have a decision on the TAC.
In 2019, Liberal fisheries minister number three was told that the science supported.... The estimate was that the stock was at 4,300 kilotons. Then, fisheries minister number five—I'm losing track of the numbers—was told it was down to 2,500 kilotons, a 42% decline.
What does the science say about why?