Thank you, Mr. Chair.
And thank you both, gentlemen, for taking the time to come and present to us. We certainly know you've taken time out of your day, but it's important for us to hear from people directly, both their optimism or enthusiasm, or some causes of concern.
I have questions on both your presentations. I'll start with Mr. Connors.
You described that you represent in your association 220, as you describe them, individual business people, fishermen, the inshore fishery, from Halifax to the Canso—Cape Breton area, and that they bring in primarily lobster, crab, and halibut. You talked a lot about self-reliance, and certainly, having served in the military here, having worked with fishing communities as a Sea King person, and even having conducted some rescue operations, I know they're a tough and hardy group.
You said you had some concerns about making sure the EU deal was accessible to those small people. I'm wondering where that concern is coming from.
I imagine now as a single producer or harvester they would sell to an agent, or someone, either in their town or at one of the facilities next door, and that's how they would generally get into market. Can you describe that a little more?