Correct me if I am wrong, but this is like we were in a funnel. When we entered the funnel, both agriculture and fisheries were part of the negotiations, but the more the process moves forward, the more the gap between them narrows. You know this very well because you have already been part of international negotiations. My feeling is that that fisheries will not be in the picture. As my colleagues have already mentioned, it looks like fisheries are going to be overwhelmed by agriculture.
If that is the case, subsidies for infrastructure, for boat construction and for job support will be deemed prohibited in the text; it looks more and more like they will be tossed overboard. Those of us who represent communities that make their living from the fishery—I represent la Gaspésie et les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—we are very worried.
Other issues are considered more important internationally and are given more consideration. What are you going to do to prevent the fishery from being ignored?
What efforts have you made to convince New Zealand or Australia to change their minds? Have you got the support of the United States? Are there other countries helping you? Are we forming a united front for these current negotiations?