Gerry Byrne at the Fisheries and Oceans Committee

On October 22nd, 2009. See this statement in context.

October 22nd, 2009 / 3:50 p.m.

Liberal

Gerry Byrne Liberal Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and my thanks to our guests.

Mr. McGuinness, you laid a bit of a stink bomb here, but I'll ask you to respond to it quickly. You imply that Bob Applebaum has been advising you and that he's been integral to developing the current revised NAFO treaty. At least, that's the impression you left. You seemed to imply that Bob Applebaum supported the two-thirds majority and that he supports the provision of a NAFO mechanism inside the 200-mile limit.

Is that what you're telling the committee?

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