Our colleague from the union on the Atlantic talked about cartels. There are cartels working, I believe, in British Columbia. There are certain species that are held by a limited number of entities. I think they've probably banded together to work against us, saying, “This is the thin edge. We don't want to give up our access, and we'll work together on pricing and so on.”
There is a review in the agreement we have with Canada. In that review, when we negotiated with the past minister, we said we would come back. If indeed the market wasn't working, we would say to the Government of Canada, “You can take your money back. It's up to you, Minister and government, to do the expropriation in taking back and then compensating if you wish to. Those are options in our tool kit to make this reconciliation agreement work.”
The market is not working as a market in which there is free trade back and forth, with money to be used. That's the money we have. We have made some purchases, but very few, in the 18 months of operation and two years since the agreement was signed.
We're fearful that using this money.... We have a separate fishing corporation that we've incorporated, with a new CEO and a separate board of directors. They're experts in fishing. They're advising, “Let's not engage in this. We're just perpetuating what's gone on.” We must see fundamental change, and the market may not deliver that.