Thank you, Mr. Chair.
That is a very good motion. This was approved by the fishery committee in the last Parliament. I believe it was unanimous when it was tabled. It was probably Mr. Arnold at the time.
I would suggest, Mr. Small, a minor amendment. I'm requesting it because in the past, this committee undertook a number of very substantive studies, two in particular, for which the committee travelled. The importance of seeing what was happening on site.... This was on marine protected areas and small craft harbours, and it was valuable.
I would suggest, and move as an amendment, that you include that the committee request to travel to such countries as Scotland, Norway and Iceland when it is safe and appropriate to travel internationally in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This has been batted around for some time. We had a brief intervention in another study we were doing when senior officials from, I believe, the country of Norway were appearing before the committee. When they were questioned pointedly a number of times on how they dealt with the seal situation in those countries, the simple answer was that it just went away. Well, we're not that naive.
My suggestion, Mr. Chair, having been a member of this committee for some time, is that we consider this when appropriate. It's very good to talk to the people on the ground, especially the fishers involved. I would suggest this amendment to Mr. Small's motion. It's a very good study.