International Trade committee  At this point we haven't because we're letting him get his feet under him in his new portfolio, but now that we're into the fall, yes, we will be asking for it.

International Trade committee  This is the first opportunity that we've had. We have had some discussion in the industry about it. We've had a fair bit on our plate, in the last year or so, with the owner-operator policy, so we've been very focused on that, but this has started to, of course, get more and more

International Trade committee  Our experience with what we know in British Columbia is that we've seen a great downturn in the fishery, in terms of access by individuals to keep these communities going. It has been a huge concern. We belong to a group, as Bonnie referenced in the presentation, the Canadian Ind

International Trade committee  When you have an owner-operator fishery, you have, just as it says, a person who owns the boat and they're in essence a business, a small business, but a business and they're contributing in a big way. We have only to look at the west coast to see how corporate takeover has taken

International Trade committee  We've had crew members in the last couple of years who would be in the $150,000 range and upwards, depending on the captain. That's for somebody who can come out of school and go directly out fishing, with some minor investments to get there. They make a very reasonable wage, mor

International Trade committee  We know that trade agreements are not just about the trading of products; they're also about rules, particularly about rules that give rights to corporations that can override national legislation. This is of great concern to us, because Canada's approach to fisheries is based on