Fisheries committee  I can tell you something. I've been fishing--as young as I may look--for probably 33 years, believe it or not, and at the end of the day I've never seen a year.... I've had a few years where I've put a few dollars into RRSPs and before the next year was up the tax man was tapping

Fisheries committee  If we had some type of a low-interest loan to get us through from one year to the next, so that come January or February, when we run into our 19% and 20% and 22% Visas that we all love to use so much--none of us is any different--then something like that might help, but I don't

Fisheries committee  I was hoping Francis would take this question. He has a lot more experience in the processing and buying sector.

Fisheries committee  If you wouldn't mind.

Fisheries committee  That's been in place for a long time. I think DFO has made that a little more flexible. Again, I have never seen that happen in our area. Last spring, I understand, in New Brunswick area 25, there had been some people who buddied up like that and reduced 150 traps, but I haven't

Fisheries committee  Last year in area 24 there were three or four days, about the third week, that got pretty sticky. I don't know if there were actually any days that boats were tied up. I suspect this year.... We lost another processing plant down east and there are brokers saying they're not buyi

Fisheries committee  Okay, go ahead.

Fisheries committee  No, you misunderstood. I'll explain it.

Fisheries committee  I'll explain it out to you. What we're asking for is a licence transfer freeze from one port to another, and that's only within the area that I represent; that's the four harbours I represent: Seacow Pond, Alberton, Tignish, and Hardy's Channel. The reason for this is that in th

Fisheries committee  Mr. Kerr was wondering about money that was put into the marketing end. I want to be clear that I'm happy to hear about any money that comes in to help market our lobster and get me a better price. I'm not condemning it. But at the end of the day, the $450,000 somebody mentioned

Fisheries committee  It's the lobster licence transfer freeze. The letter is attached to my presentation. If anyone wants a copy of it, you can get it from your clerk.

Fisheries committee  First, I'd just like to thank the standing committee for the opportunity to make a brief presentation here. Mrs. Lockhart called me yesterday. Last week, I was in Saint John, New Brunswick. I was in Halifax yesterday. I was asked if I was willing to put something together to ma