Fisheries committee  The letter was sent to the Honourable David Emerson six weeks ago, to ask him for his support. The council would appreciate receiving a reply as quickly as possible to get the ball rolling so that we can be effective during the next hunting season.

Fisheries committee  I will send a copy to Mr. Blais, who can give it to you.

Fisheries committee  As for predation by grey seals on fish stocks, scientists sometimes shy away from precisely identifying the impact on the biomass. According to a person I spoke to, scientists apparently said that seals did not eat large quantities of cod and other fish. Regardless of what people

Fisheries committee  I would like to begin by talking about training. We have developed a guide and a video to train the hunters. In fact, it is the hunter's handbook. It was distributed during the training course, once the hunt had started, to attract young people to the hunt. The best way to sell t

Fisheries committee  In any case, if we don't have laws to regulate and legislate the observation, we have parliamentarians to change the laws. It's up to you to pass the legislation we need to make sure that the hunt is respected and regulated. I would like to respond to what Mr. Manning said. The

Fisheries committee  As far as grey seals are concerned, the market is building slowly. There is currently a problem, because the market for pelts or grey seal oil is very weak. There is a very small market. There could not be a big increase at this time. But the TAC should increase a little. As far

Fisheries committee  The best way for the Canadian government to take a stand in defence of the hunt would be for the prime minister to make a clear and unequivocal statement at the time of the hunt. The prime minister could clearly state that the Canadian government stands behind the hunters and tha

Fisheries committee  Yes, there certainly exists a market for an increase in the total allowable catch, the TAC. We are not talking about a very significant increase. Instead of allowing 325,000 catches, we could authorize up to 375,000. At that level, there would be no problem in the markets.

Fisheries committee  Well, on that issue, the Canadian fur industry sent a letter six weeks ago to David Emerson, the Minister of International Trade. The industry has received neither a response nor an acknowledgement. The file has to go to the Department of International Trade, because this is

Fisheries committee  : Good afternoon to you all. I would like to thank you for having travelled all the way to the Magdalen Islands. That is greatly appreciated. I would also like to thank Raynald Blais for his excellent work in defending the seal industry, for all the meetings he has attended and