Perfect.
As you know, over the last few weeks, or rather the last few months, the Nova Scotia government has taken measures regarding the illegal practice of unreported lobster sale.
Last week, in its latest budget, the province of New Brunswick did the same thing. If I’m not mistaken, it’s estimated that 10% to 30% of lobster sales go unreported.
Did your department work with the governments of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to develop this strategy? Did you make recommendations on how to conduct inspections and make arrests? After all, there are fishery officers on the docks.
Why is there some overlap here? Can you explain why these initiatives are coming from the provinces, rather than the federal government?