Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Again, let's recognize the harvesters and fishermen who were lost on both coasts over recent days. It's a tragic...and sometimes very dangerous profession. I want to recognize the efforts they put in, and the first responders and search and rescue people who put efforts in, as well.
I'll start off with a couple of quick questions for Ms. Burridge, if I could.
Ms. Burridge, in your opening remarks you said that, under corporate concentration, “Most vessel-based licences are owned by two or more parties that operate as a joint venture. There are dozens of variations on these agreements, often between a processor and an operator or operators. These arrangements encourage the kind of co-operation that a report for Agriculture Canada says is essential to improving prosperity in Atlantic fisheries.”
Would you be able to forward that report to the committee? I don't believe I've seen it, and I'm not sure whether other FOPO members have.