Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for appearing today and for sharing some very important information with us at the committee. Important considerations have been contained in the testimony that we've heard from all the witnesses so far.
I want to address my questions primarily to you today, Mr. Warris. Thank you for joining us here from the beautiful island of Prince Edward Island. I had the privilege of visiting there shortly after hurricane Fiona went through. I visited some of the wharfs that were directly impacted—Stanley Bridge, of course, and North Rustico—and witnessed some of the direct effects and huge impacts that were held there.
One of the concerns we're hearing directly from those who rely on the fishing industry for their livelihoods is that in the immediate aftermath of the storm, lots of politicians came running in with promises of help and aid and all kinds of resources. All of us want to do what we can to make sure that help gets there, but oftentimes, after the immediate aftermath of a storm and it blows out to sea, the politicians go back and people are still left to try to clean up the mess and deal with the situation. The key is to make sure that there's expediency, that there's urgency and that there's continuity in the help that is coming from here to the provinces, and in particular to the wharfs that have been so impacted by hurricane Fiona, so that those harvesters and those in the aquaculture business who have been so devastatingly impacted are getting the help they need in an expeditious way.
Can you speak to that for a moment? In your estimation, has the assistance come readily? Are the wharfs being repaired expeditiously? Do you feel that these harvesters will be able to get back on the water, doing what they do, in a timely fashion?