Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Hopefully, this committee can wrap up its work sooner rather than later.
Minister, thank you for appearing before us. I can assure you that not only I, but the Liberal Party of Canada was extremely interested in wrapping up the sessions of this particular committee with a vote to nullify the revised NAFO convention. However, apparently we still need some more evidence--at least some members do before they decide on where this convention should go and what Canada's position should be. I would repeat again that we've made up our minds on this particular convention. I think, in listening to your testimony here, so have you.
Could you tell committee members, was Newfoundland and Labrador satisfied with the outcome of the recent NAFO meetings in Bergen, Norway? Particularly, does the decision on 3M cod and Greenland halibut follow the precautionary approach that NAFO proposes to follow?