Mr. Speaker, recently, at a United Nations meeting, Canada was one of the sponsors of a resolution recommending action be taken on destructive fishing practices, including bottom trawling. This was done without any consultation with industry and without the minister's officials being aware of the key components.
While such a ban could be tolerated in certain sensitive areas, this one could be interpreted very broadly.
Why would Canada and the minister support a resolution that could have a disastrous effect on several of our fisheries, including the shrimp fishery?