Thank you, Chair.
Welcome, Madam Minister.
I want to begin by quoting a former fishery minister from Newfoundland, the Honourable John Crosbie, who made the statement as minister that he hoped to get the decisions right for the future livelihood of fishers. That was just months before he closed the Atlantic cod fishery in 1992.
Yes, it's extremely important that ministers get decisions right for the future of the fishery that we so depend on.
This is my first question. You referenced hurricane Fiona. I had raised with you the possibility of utilizing port authorities more to roll out repair funding for their harbours. Could you comment on that? Has there been any progress made on that?