Thank you. That's very enlightening.
Ms. Strobel, I was listening to you speak and what you said really made me think of an organization in my region, in Quebec, called Mange ton Saint-Laurent! It's pretty much the same approach. I'd even say there are elements that are similar to supply management on the agricultural side.
There's this principle that we should establish a balance between consumption and fisheries to give back to the community, as a priority, the product of these fisheries. This aspect was also raised at the fisheries symposium held by the Bloc Québécois in Caraquet. This was an apolitical event, but it was the Bloc Québécois that launched this initiative.
We also noted that over 80% of our very high-quality products are exported. Of course, you have to export, you have to trade, you have to have a profitable fishery. I understand all that. However, as a matter of principle, priority must be given to local, autonomous consumption in coastal regions that fish, which isn't always the case on the Quebec side.
As I understand it, you're also pushing the people involved to get things done. So tell me what you think of the following proposal: we could recommend that the act oblige the department to express its intention to give priority to a certain share of Quebec consumer products, before moving on to exports. This would ensure a balance between supply and demand. Is this a proposal that appeals to you?