Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will continue with you, Mr. Warris.
You talked about the possibility of having a program for your sector comparable to what exists in agriculture. I'm quite sympathetic to that idea. I have to say that I sat with my colleague on the agriculture emergency committee that was set up at the time of the pandemic, and we realized that the program had been very supportive of farmers for reasons other than climate change, although climate change was probably involved in the pandemic that occurred, but that's another issue. In any case, this program has helped farmers cope with unpredictability. It allowed them to stay afloat.
As far as fish farms are concerned, specialized equipment is needed. Could a program like the one in agriculture be set up for the fisheries sector, i.e., a participatory management program where the government, the fishers and all the stakeholders in the fisheries sector would participate in setting up the necessary funds?
Are fishers open to the idea of a financial assistance program that would allow funds to be available in crisis situations, such as storms that occur due to climate change? This would be a program that would involve both the fishers and the government.
We should not wait for the government to react after a crisis occurs. We need more predictability and we need to give ourselves tools.
Did I understand what you said in your statement?