Mr. Speaker, this morning, we read in the papers that the government is about to announce a $550 million program to replace TAGS.
This paltry measure represents only 25% of the previous program and is considered definitely insufficient by angry fishing communities.
Is the deputy prime minister aware that a mere $550 million to replace the Altantic Groundfish Strategy will not nearly be enough to placate the angry and dispirited fishers from the Magdalen Islands, from the Gaspé area and—