Mr. Chair, I am not quite sure what the hon. member is getting at, but when it comes to small craft harbours, we are injecting an additional $200 million into small craft harbours to benefit our fishing sector.
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Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I am not quite sure what the hon. member is getting at, but when it comes to small craft harbours, we are injecting an additional $200 million into small craft harbours to benefit our fishing sector.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, my experience has been that the younger fishers are normally mentored by older fishers and industry organizations normally sponsor different courses that fishermen take before they become a core fisher.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I am not quite sure I understood that question because when people leave the industry they normally leave because they retire.
We talked about having rationalization programs. That actually is a program that would help people to exit the industry.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I take that to be the durability or the maintenance of employment.
What we have done, as I have said here several times this evening, is we are trying to assist the lobster industry to ensure that the markets can recover so that fishers can get paid a decent price for their product. That would be maintenance in the lobster fisheries.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, actually, nothing was taken from Quebec. There was a 2.3% overall increase in the quota increase, and I believe of the total quota Quebec fishers get almost 60% of it, while P.E.I. and Nova Scotia get 1.15%.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, that will be part of the management plan that will be completed this week, and when it is completed it will be made public.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, we have several fishing plans that are still in process. That is something we will be finishing up in the next week.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, I am not sure if the hon. member means whether it would be possible that fishermen could find work with all the work that will be going on in small craft harbours. I would suppose that is a possibility, because contractors should be very busy.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, that is something I would have to deal with the regional director about.
Business of Supply May 28th, 2009
Mr. Chair, it is my understanding that $30 million of the endowment fund went to the Atlantic salmon association in 2007.