Do you not understand.
56% of commerical qouta has been bought and sold within the commerical sector for millions of dollars .Many commerical fisherman have huge loans to pay for there qouta and you just want to step in and take 35% for f all and let them go bankrupt. How would you like it if someone took 35% of your income and you had a big morgage? You have to think of something better than that.You want to play you have to pay.
Cheers Sports Rec;
Please read my lips...and make note of it for it shall not change:
I did not set up the fatally flawed system...it was set up by the commercial sector in bed with DFO for commercial interests without any regard to the sports sector or the rest of Canada. The only persons who benefited for far too long were 435 selfish commercial fishermen. When asked - repeatedly for a small token to keep sports fishermen
on the water - these same commercial fishermen either rebuffed those requests or demanded kingly ransoms for a right invested with all Canadians - namely the ability to utilize a Common Property Resource.
I recognize that, based on information that was set up at the time, that some commercial operators took massive loans and invested their future on that information by purchasing quota. The loss of such would be a huge hit and I understand that it would negatively affect them and their familes. Even some banks would suffer. I understand that as I am a passionate and understanding Canadian. We do have sensibilities and I would be the first to empathize when that situation occurs ... well, except for the banks!
However...when the ITQ is held to be ultra vires due to a Supreme Court Ruling or a change in political direction then that loss is going to occur. A prudent business operator would hedge his bets and only bet that which he could afford to lose. The commercial sector was asked for a minor cut which would have negated all this rhetoric and bickering. They refused and rolled the dice on keeping everything...and having it ALL - their way. I respect that that they have that ability and will support whatever that entails when it occurs.
Should you find yourself in that situation perhaps you should proceed directly to the mirror for there is the source of your situation. Do not point the finger at me! I have been, along with all other Canadians, negatively affected by this situation and have worked tirelessly (and at some considerable expense) to restore some semblence of reasonableness to the situation. The offer to meet and fix it has been met with the constant rhetoric of "feed me more money for that is the only way I will give you what you want" attitude. Shame on you; you cower under the Canadian DFO flag demanding "your' rights to a Common Property Resource - that you were given/or purchased - and offer a pittence but only at your exclusive discretion and then heap distain towards any - also Canadians - that find issue with that approach and draw breath and identity from that very same flag!
As for how this has affected me personally let me assure you that it has had a financial toll as well. It has also had a negative impact on many, many, many others in the sport fishing sector, in fact, vastly more than the few 435 orignal ITQ holders. It would be simple solution, and one our government routinely does, to simply throw more money in a futile effort to fix things. However...on the principle that this resource already belongs to ALL Canadians I will politely refuse your demand that I continue to line your pockets with further infusions of cash and find a solution that is less odious and more legitimate.
I hope this clears up any confusion you may have upon my take on this issue and for you to discover that I truely do understand: I AM CANADIAN!