Unless Canada lodges an objection to this convention, if 75% of the members support it, over a period of time it will become a binding convention. So it's important for Canada to speak out now and make its views known. I'm not exactly clear on the timeframe within which this has to be done, but Canada should consider this issue very carefully and take its time to ensure that we make the right decision.
Can this be fixed? The provisions in this agreement are so egregious that I think they would do a lot of damage for many years to come. If we were to pass this without attempting to fix it, we would be reducing NAFO to being absolutely useless as an organization. It's not much use now, but it would become a total exercise in futility. I think it would be a big mistake for us to go ahead and ratify this or allow it to be approved by the other member states.