Fisheries committee  I need unanimous consent to continue. Do I have unanimous consent?

Fisheries committee  Mr. Lanteigne, the bells have started ringing and the lights are flashing, but to keep going I have to ask for unanimous consent. We will go for a certain amount of time before we have to leave to get back to vote.

Fisheries committee  Okay, please continue.

Fisheries committee  Thank you. Next up for presentation by video conference is Jean Lanteigne, director general at Fédération régionale acadienne des pêcheurs professionnels.

Fisheries committee  We're going to have to cut it off there. We're over time. Hopefully in the questioning round you'll get across any points that you didn't.... I'll remind all witnesses that they can submit a written submission as well.

Fisheries committee  That's fine. It's not a problem.

Fisheries committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to our regular fisheries and oceans committee meeting. I want to try to get started as quickly as possible because time is very limited, and I want to try to make sure we get all the statements from everybody who is appearing, both by video conference and here in person, on the record.

Fisheries committee  It's great to see you. As an observer for now, we have Ms. Karen Ludwig from the Liberal side. We have witnesses representing various organizations here today. From Association des crabiers acadiens, we have Robert Haché, general manager. From the Fisheries Council of Canada, we have somebody who is no stranger to the committee, of course, Paul Lansbergen, president.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Morrissey. I do want to apologize. I was looking at the list we wrote down here and I inadvertently went back to the government side twice in a row instead of going to the Conservative side as I should have, so I'll do that now. I will ask if everyone agrees to extend it for maybe five minutes or so.

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much, everyone. A special thank you, of course, to Ms. Gelfand and Ms. Da Costa for attending this session. We much appreciate it, and I'm sure we'll be inviting you back again in the not-too-distant future. I'll ask the clerk to email the schedule for next week because there are a couple of additional meetings coming up.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Hardie. Now we go again to the government side, to Mr. Morrissey, for five minutes.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Arnold. We go back to the government side now, to Mr. Hardie for five minutes.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Finnigan. We go now to Mr. Arnold from the Conservative Party for five minutes, please.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Donnelly. We'll move to the government side, and Mr. Finnigan for seven minutes, please.

Fisheries committee  Now we go to Mr. Donnelly for seven minutes.