Thank you, Minister.
It's important that we get that out as quickly as possible to get this vital infrastructure repaired and protected.
Minister, you made reference in your comments to cutting corners in the department and that you were providing funding to ensure that didn't have to be. One area that I've heard a growing level of concern about from fishers over the last number of months is illegal fishing. One of the best-managed fisheries in Canada is the Atlantic lobster fishery. The record speaks for itself. If all fisheries were as strong and well managed, we'd have a very prosperous east coast, both in lobster and in crab.
However, my question to you, and I'm going to be candid, is in the area of illegal fishing—illegal fishing when it comes to commercial as well as indigenous fishers. What is the department's position, and how are you growing the ability of the department to enforce protection in this critical fishery? That's across the board. Illegal is illegal, and the department should be using all the steps it has in enforcement to control it.
Could you comment, Minister?