Mr. Chair, I agree with my colleague. This is the committee that's designated under the legislation to review the Fisheries Act. There's reference to the Senate as well, but to have this elected, appointed committee not review the act, I think we would be sidestepping our responsibility as a committee.
I agree with the studies that have been put forward. In fact, the last one we discussed here, on the motion by Mr. Perkins, is very timely. If we're simply going to keep delaying the Fisheries Act and run out of time as a committee, I will be disappointed. You, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Hardie and I were the original members of the committee that reviewed the current act. It was extensive. It was in the early days. I've forgotten the exact timeline on it.
To do the act justice, it should come back to the committee to seek input from fishers on both sides on changes that can be made, because a lot of the issues we're dealing with are governed through and by the act. We had this discussion this spring, I believe, or some time ago, when I made the motion to bring the Fisheries Act to the committee for review. It was sometime last winter, I believe, or last spring, and it kept getting delayed.
Each one of these is a valid issue and motion that should be discussed. In fact, I'm very interested in all of them, but I'm confused about where we're going in relation to the Fisheries Act at this moment. Maybe we accept the position put forward by Mr. Kelloway to have the subcommittee take a look at what's on it. Yes, we could reduce it. Am I correct?
Could the clerk inform the committee how many days were attached to the fisheries study?