Fisheries committee  We had a gap, yes. As noted by the Office of the Auditor General, normal human resources policies weren't being followed. The policies that were in place were not followed. There was a determination by the management that they could sell the fish on their own, and that was not th

Fisheries committee  That's correct. In 2010 there was work done to correct the issues. I think the track record on retained earnings, for example, would indicate that it was being acted upon, but the issues were not being properly followed; the procedures were not followed during the time of the spe

Fisheries committee  There's a reason why all the fishermen are signing contracts, and that's because the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation is their point of contact with the world markets. That's not going to change with the withdrawal of the Province of Manitoba from the Freshwater Fish Marketi

Fisheries committee  No, I believe that was John Wood.

Fisheries committee  That's correct. What we did in 2010 was implement procedures to address the recommendations, as noted by the Auditor General, but those fell by the wayside before the time of the audit.

Fisheries committee  Just myself.

Fisheries committee  That's correct.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for the opportunity to respond to the special examination of the Office of the Auditor General. As they noted, we have accepted the recommendations, indeed. Many of the recommendations and observations were being reported by the board members

Public Accounts committee  If you sign a contract with the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, you get services. You get ice. You get totes. You get EI and administration. You get all of that, and in exchange for those services and for us taking the fish, you sell to us. We won't turn down fish from so

Public Accounts committee  Over 95%.

Public Accounts committee  They didn't have a choice, in one sense. That's what is of some concern. The people in the northern isolated indigenous communities.... No one's on the wharf, trying to out-compete us.

Public Accounts committee  That's correct.

Public Accounts committee  I was retired before I became the chair of this board.

Public Accounts committee  I retired in 2014 and I took on this responsibility in 2016.

Public Accounts committee  The board members changed. We moved away from a representative board where each jurisdiction had a representative on the board and we moved to skills-based for the federal appointees. That did take place. We changed the policy regarding—