Fisheries committee  I wasn't aware of those types of details. Currently we're probably processing right at our maximum now with the lobster landings and snow crab, so even if I'd been aware of it, I don't think it would be an option for us. A number of processing facilities for seafood are fairly bu

Fisheries committee  Yes. Currently, it's a 75% subsidy, as we know, based on a 30% reduction in sales. What we're seeing in a number of companies I'm talking to in the seafood industry is that they're at a point where they want to ramp up as markets open up a bit. However, if they do that, they will

Fisheries committee  Thank you to the chair and the fellow members of the committee. I am general manager of Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Ltd., located in northern Cape Breton. We're a fishermen's co-operative, 100% owned by the harvesters, and have been around since 1956. Our members harvest lo

International Trade committee  I'm quite familiar with Grand Manan and with Melanie, Bonnie, and all the group, and with Klaus when he was there.

International Trade committee  Yes, especially in the trade shows. As an example, we're off to Qingdao, with Seoul, South Korea, coming up, and then Shanghai. At most of these shows, we are sending off product—lobster and snow crab. That will be shared in the Atlantic Canadian booth. There is a chef shared by

International Trade committee  In finding workers, our only experience to date was the temporary foreign worker program. It's a very costly process. Typically, we need support for about 10% of our workforce in the rural areas. Reduce the amount of red tape and the requirements on the temporary foreign program.

International Trade committee  Yes. One of the MPs asked earlier about Atlantic Canada working together on the trade mission. Whether it's in Brussels, Boston, Hong Kong, or Qingdao, the four Atlantic provinces are sharing costs and working together. Even though we may be competitors at times, we work as part

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee. I'm pleased to have the opportunity to come here today and speak to your committee. I'm a general manager at a local fishermen's co-op in northern Cape Breton, so we're in a rural area. We're a major employer in our county, and