Quoi qu'il en soit, l'accord de 1996 a entraîné l'imposition de contingents; nous sommes d'avis que les contingents applicables à l'île de Vancouver étaient injustes, et nous avons contesté la gestion de ce processus, Et, surtout, l'accord de 1996 devait durer cinq ans et expirer en 2001.
However, the 1996 agreement resulted in quotas being implemented, and we believe that the quotas that were applicable to Vancouver Island were unfair and we questioned the management of that process. More importantly, the 1996 agreement was for a fixed term of five years and was set to expire in 2001.