Two minutes isn't a long time, minister.
I'm asking the question with some reservation because I believe it concerns you.
As you know, an offshore drilling agreement was reached last year. It's an agreement with the James Bay Cree on offshore rights in Hudson Bay and James Bay. Those people held a referendum. The agreement was supported.
We are waiting for legislation to cover this agreement between the federal government, the Government of Quebec and the James Bay Cree. I don't know when we can expect to receive a bill.
In view of the short period of time allotted to me, I'm going back to my colleague Mr. Donnelly's remarks on the act.
Minister, I would remind you that, in the Throne Speech, the government committed to tabling a bill to modernize the fisheries management system, which is obsolete. It is still obsolete.
We strongly encouraged the government to move forward on this matter. That may be the only time we've done that, but, in any case, we did it.
I would like to know whether we can expect a bill to be tabled by the end of the current session.