Finance committee  Thank you. The reality is that there are members who have concerns with the health issues surrounding us right now. If this is an adequate package, there may be people who decide not to fish. That in turn will help some of the issues with the stranded lobster. We need to know th

Finance committee  Well, one of the issues that we're going to face by delaying three seasons to open simultaneously on the 15th is that it's a Friday, and people will go back out and fish that afternoon and Saturday as well, so there's going to be a lot of lobsters hitting the market at the same t

Finance committee  I think we're going to feed the finance committee.

Finance committee  First of all, thanks for the kind words. I know who you mean. I know Rob Tryon. He's got Effing Seafoods. Our family has two retail outlets and a lobster pound too. We buy as well, so the hustle's there. Right now, the sense among the fishermen is that the programs are there,

Finance committee  Yes, if you don't mind. I want to also remind everybody about all the residual businesses that depend on these industries as well, from the boat haulers and the boat builders to the diesel trucks and the mechanics. It's not just the harvesters who are affected. When the fishermen

Finance committee  I can speak personally to that. My accountant says that we don't qualify for that as fish harvesters, and I have an incorporated company that holds my licence. I don't qualify, and the majority of the licence-holders on the island, I think, would have a set-up similar to mine.

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. One of the big things is our hired help and ensuring that our crew all have access to EI, so they're going to have to have the earnings. That's one of the things. We have our bait and fuel and we do have expenses with gear. It costs about $4,000 or $5

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Easter. Hello everyone. Thanks for taking time to hear our concerns today. While these times are uncertain, I'm proud to be Canadian and thankful that PEI is where my family calls home. On Prince Edward Island there are 1,270 captains, myself included, as Ian al