Minister, when I think about the many ports that surround Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada and the eastern seaboard, and the number of ships that we see travelling through major ports such as Halifax, St. John's and other ports in Atlantic Canada, I think about a company back in Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, in my riding, Icewater Seafoods. It, for example, banned the import of Russian cod and does not permit ships to deliver that kind of product to supply an important food source, which has created more than 200 jobs in this small facility. How do you see this kind of ban further impacting fish companies and other kinds of companies in Atlantic Canada?
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