Mr. Speaker, I think it is very unfair to talk about the program as being starved of cash. The program, consisting of $1.9 billion, was established to assist fishermen in very difficult circumstances during the crisis of 1993. I do not think that $1.9 billion was starving the people of cash.
Right now we are being very responsible. We are looking very carefully into the needs of the communities and the fishermen. We are consulting with the provinces involved to ensure that we meet the challenges of the post-TAGS environment as well as we can.