Fisheries committee  I don't believe so, no.

Fisheries committee  No. I think maybe on certain gear methods and certain fisheries that could be true. But take halibut, for instance; if you're referring to Jimmy Pattison, I think his quota holdings are actually only—where you can find them—around 3%. It sort of varies from fishery to fishery.

Fisheries committee  How about you book a whole day? That said, I'd still like to see the bill passed.

Fisheries committee  I heard that at the Tuesday meeting it was asked of a few of the witnesses how this should be done. First of all, not to be rude, I look to your expertise as policy-makers to help draft that sort of legislation. Second, I've spent my whole life with one or two fisheries manager

Fisheries committee  No.

Fisheries committee  Yes.

Fisheries committee  No, I do not have the details. There was a recent Globe and Mail story that came out about it. It's not $50 million exactly. I believe it's just over $50 million. That sale was offered to someone in B.C., but no one in B.C. could afford it, so that's why it was sold.

Fisheries committee  I think when I was speaking, I was referring to the increase in power for enforcement officers.

Fisheries committee  It's just the culture of how they interact.

Fisheries committee  It's not actually holding something over someone; it's just the manner and the culture.

Fisheries committee  Yes, it was a DFO-funded program. It's been cut, since, I believe, the 1970s. Last year, there were still two major.... There are still six or seven charter patrolmen, I believe, but every year they're sort of dying off. There are not really any new entrants to that program.

Fisheries committee  Absolutely, yes.

Fisheries committee  I read the headlines and the first paragraph, so that's about the depth I know of it.

Fisheries committee  Uncertainty is the key word when you talk about fear on the Pacific coast, and if the point—I don't know the issue that well—is to reconcile with indigenous people then hopefully you will do that in a transparent, principled way so that you are reconciling and moving forward toge

Fisheries committee  Absolutely. Now we're talking about reconciliation with first nations and fisheries, but I think it's really important to talk about the same policies and the Mifflin plan. This policy on the Pacific coast is really one of the biggest factors in pushing indigenous people out of t