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—

Public Accounts committee  That's correct. That was done, and that was raised by members of the board with the Government of Canada. The Government of Canada did take action in 2016 to remove that person and to place new board members in the corporation and to have an interim president.

Public Accounts committee  Capital equipment is supposed to be purchased with the approval of the board. That was not the case, as I understand it. The equipment was purchased with a focus on yield, but without thinking about the end product and whether it would be acceptable to the buyers. It wasn't accep

Public Accounts committee  The equipment was purchased outside the normal process.

Public Accounts committee  After I came on, we had to find a way to sell the equipment and replace it with equipment that produced a profit.

Public Accounts committee  I should point out that we operate under the FFMA and the Financial Accountability Act. We don't have the authority to hire or to fire the president. We don't have the ability to appoint to the board. The board at the time was raising issues with the Government of Canada about th

Public Accounts committee  No. The final payment to the fishermen has to be consistent with the plan and it has to be consistent—

Public Accounts committee  That is correct, because we need to have the books audited so that we have a very clear understanding of our financial position before we send the fishermen the money.

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.

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

Fisheries committee  No, I believe that was John Wood.