Fisheries committee  That would be a very good thing, as a way of encouraging people to look to other species. You know as well as I do that the US dollar and the current exchange rate are not helping much these days. So, a tax exemption is an attractive option.

Fisheries committee  Mr. Blais, there was a time, about 15 years ago, when we received an isolation allowance in the Gaspé region. That was helpful to people. They paid less tax because of that allowance. Given that we live in a remote area, something you know as well as I do, the isolation allowance

Fisheries committee  About 800 people?

Fisheries committee  Good morning to all the members of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, as well as all the captains at the back of the room. It seems to me that, prior to this year, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans should have cut crab quotas gradually. This year, the quota cut