Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, as I said in the beginning, I have not studied the clear complexities that exist in the Nova Scotia fishery, but hopefully tomorrow the minister is going to sit down and start working out some of these questions. Maybe having a Nova Scotian aboriginal authority is the way to go.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, the member is right, the minister needs to be the one on the ground, eliminating the conflict and animosity between these two groups, first and foremost. My comments earlier regarding an aboriginal police force and the RCMP were speaking to a broader societal issue that we face in Canada about the lack of proper enforcement of our rules in many rural communities.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  I am responding to the issues. What we are seeing here in Nova Scotia is part of a broader societal issue that we are facing. I am concerned that what happened in Nova Scotia is only the beginning of what will start happening in other communities across Canada if Parliament does not get it right, if we do not get reconciliation right and if we do not provide the necessary assurances to the commercial fisheries, the indigenous fisheries and all the people who depend collectively on those two groups to work something out.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  The smile on my face is there because I am trying to reflect the mood. It is not in any way a reflection of—

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this debate tonight. Before I begin, let me state what I do not know. I do not know the Marshall decisions, although I read them. I do not know the member for Sydney—Victoria, the only Mi'kmaq member of the House of Commons.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his very important speech and the insight he has provided as an Atlantic Canadian to tonight's discourse. What does the member think the minister of fisheries and oceans could do right now to get over the severe lack of leadership and the sad debate we are forced to have in this House of Commons tonight when she should be meeting with the people already?

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, Canadians across the country think that DFO is not directing its operations properly. Could the Bloc Québécois member give us an example of how the government could do better and find a middle ground for indigenous and non-indigenous fishers in Nova Scotia?

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, like a lot of members of Parliament, I consulted my constituents extensively on Bill C-7. One area of commonality everyone seemed to share was that the Government of Canada, we collectively as legislators, can do more for people to have more options when they reach a period in their life when death is foreseeable.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, today I am presenting three petitions. The first one is on rural broadband. The petitioners in my riding acknowledge that the federal government has failed to improve rural broadband Internet services, especially in rural and indigenous communities. COVID-19 has only exacerbated the challenges these constituents face and they cannot wait until 2030, the government's timeline to get timely access to Internet services.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am presenting relates to the Sikh and Hindu minorities in Afghanistan. The petitioners call upon the government to allow them to sponsor refugees privately, to support those minorities in Afghanistan who are suffering.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the third petition is from my constituents on the ongoing challenges Uighur Muslims face in China. The petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to call out the Chinese Communist Party on its human rights abuses in China.

Housing  Madam Speaker, last month the Liberals made yet another housing announcement, $1 billion to be spent in six months to purchase 3,000 units. There has been nothing rapid about the government's previous housing commitments, and without a public plan and application process, it is hard to see how this will be different.

Union of Canadian Correctional Officers  Madam Speaker, the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, UCCO-SACC-CSN, represents over 7,300 members working on the front lines in federal institutions across Canada, hundreds within my own riding. Correctional officers face significant but avoidable challenges during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic brought on by unprepared leadership, inconsistently applied or non-existent protocols and a serious lack of personal protective equipment for inmates and officers alike.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, petitioners in my riding call on the government to address sex-selective abortion. Sex-selective abortion is antithetical to our commitment to equality between men and women. A 2019 Dart and Maru/Blue poll conducted for the National Post showed that 84% of Canadians believe that it should be illegal to have an abortion if the family does not want the child to be a certain sex.

Fisheries  Madam Speaker, I have a point of order. I would like to respond to the parliamentary secretary.