Fisheries committee  I would not say that half of them are in that age group, but certainly three quarters of them are.

Fisheries committee  They are anxious to reach retirement age. They are really anxious to reach the age of 65.

Fisheries committee  No, because people are wondering whether they will have work for four weeks. Those four weeks are mandatory to qualify for Quebec government programs. This week was the fourth week for people. Last week, some people were saying they had worked six hours in the plant, which is not

Fisheries committee  We asked for that, but it was refused.

Fisheries committee  There is no plan for people aged 64 and 65, or even 62. There is no program whereby these individuals could retire.

Fisheries committee  I am sure it would, but there would still be another problem. It would be very difficult to recruit replacements for the people who had left.

Fisheries committee  Good morning, I represent the plant workers that process snow crab. Our situation is as follows. Since 2000, plant workers have not been getting enough hours and weeks of work in the plant. They have no choice but to turn to projects developed by the Quebec government, to leave