I have a few concerns.
We dropped the ball in 2006, and we recently dropped the ball in Russia. I'm not sure where the ball is rolling right now in China, but I don't think we have a government that has actually acted sufficiently. If we're going to present a motion to the House that says that we want to applaud the work this government has done regarding the seal industry, I can't agree with that, because I don't applaud what the government has done. In fact, I abhor what the government has done in the last few years. I think it's been entirely insufficient. I don't think they've supported the industry.
I don't think the government has been able to show that it's been able to support this industry. I think it's a desperate attempt at this point to try to shore up a weak position. I don't think the people back where I live would support this, and I certainly don't.
Personally, I think the original amendment is much more on point, that we need to do a lot of work, and I think that this committee should be pushing forward the work that really needs to be done in the future, and not try to—through the back door—applaud a government that has simply not done its job.
No, I can't support this motion. I can't support this amendment.