International Trade committee  I would echo the comments of both Mr. Irvine and Mr. Lansbergen. Any person who can go out and advocate for the Canadian seafood sector internationally can only be a positive for the whole industry. I would agree with that.

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question. I guess it goes back to my opening comments, where we talked about traceability. Again, these labelling requirements simply fit into that whole area of traceability. As it stands, we already export shrimp to the European Union and, in addition to our packaging and labelling requirements, we also have to provide catch certificates.

International Trade committee  Madam Chair, and committee members, thank you for allowing the Louisbourg Seafoods group the opportunity to participate in this important study. My name is Damien Barry, and I'm the general counsel and CEO of the Louisbourg Seafoods group, based in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Established in 1984, we are a privately held, family-owned group of companies, currently operating five processing facilities and employing up to 650 workers at peak times in the coastal communities of Glace Bay, North Sydney, Englishtown, Canso and Louisbourg.