We've talked a bit about rookies here, and Mr. Andrews and I both share that status, I suppose. I'm disappointed. I feel that I'm here on behalf of a lot of Canadians, including my nine-year-old daughter, who want to see that we preserve the species and pass the fisheries on to them and their children. We've heard a lot of debate, a lot of serious discussion, and I've stepped back, as a thinking person, not as a party member, but as someone who feels that we have a treaty. The treaty is going to be enhanced by the provisions that we've heard about, and we therefore have a duty to all Canadians to make sure that Parliament passes the amendment to the treaty. So I'll be voting against this motion.
On November 17th, 2009. See this statement in context.