Fisheries committee  Well, we're very concerned about any foreign biota coming from down south. Some gentlemen back here have been very active with Garrison. I mean, what is that, 20 years ago, when Garrison was a big issue? Some gentlemen back here fought hard to get Garrison off the table. Right no

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  My quick comment is that we certainly support the fish harvesters as being a top priority for the harbour. And that is a policy under the small craft harbours program. Obviously the more viable a fishery is the better the conditions should be in the harbour, with more allocation

Fisheries committee  In Manitoba we normally have had, and we do have, lake quotas. But back in the seventies, when there was a mercury pollution scare on Lake Winnipeg, the lake shut down for a few years and they basically turned the lake quota into individual quotas for fishers. In fact, they have

Fisheries committee  Now you're getting into an area where I wouldn't want to really mention a figure. I indicated here the 16 facilities that I think we need or that have been identified. I think I mentioned about $3.2 million. I think that's underfunded right there because that figure has been band

Fisheries committee  You know, I'd have to say I really don't know of any. But I would like to comment on the question that I think Bill raised. I'm not sure who raised it, but it was about who owns or who started this facility, for example. These harbours, and this one here, as David said, was b

Fisheries committee  Yes, and we're very, very appreciative. In fact, at our annual meeting--and I tried to say it in the presentation--basically, the representatives from over 35 to 38 harbours were very, very positive in wanting us to convey to the committee members that we have a very good working

Fisheries committee  No. Now you're getting into a fine line. In most jurisdictions, I believe the government legally owns 99 feet to a high-water mark. Therefore, I believe the reserve lands do not extend beyond that. But when you put a structure on the aquatic part, you have to have access. To get

Fisheries committee  Yes, that's a major issue. The small craft harbours program today will not build a new harbour on Indian reserve land. These are status first nations people, and they basically don't have harbours on their land. They have their own.

Fisheries committee  With Indian Affairs?

Fisheries committee  Ask the small craft harbours people that.

Fisheries committee  Having some background with governments, I believe that it was and is a formal position that it would be the responsibility of Indian Affairs to have a harbour on Indian reserves. But I think this committee should look at that very closely. For example, on Lake Winnipeg alone we

Fisheries committee  Yes. I don't have it with me today, but we can do that.

Fisheries committee  As I mentioned, in our entire region.... I'm not familiar with all of the locations of the 16, but I know on Lake Winnipeg here there's a number of areas where there are communities that work out of their community, but there's no real, formal, existing harbour facilities under a

Fisheries committee  Yes, that's based on statistics for the last 100 years.