Well, in other words, Canadian foreign policy as it relates to fisheries is built on an absolutely false platform.
Let me ask you this. We heard testimony here this morning that fishing willy-nilly is no more. The objection procedure is gone. Binding arbitration is now the rule of law as soon as this revised convention is in place. Yet here's what I read in article XIV, paragraph 2:
Where any Contracting Party presents an objection to a measure by delivering it to the Executive Secretary...The measure shall then become binding on each Contracting Party, except any [party] that has presented an objection.
Does that mean they can go ahead and fish willy-nilly after an objection procedure is outlined? If so, could you outline the timeframe of the objection procedure?
Let me ask you this question and conclude. If an objection procedure is raised, will the objection procedure be resolved within a few weeks or days of the procedure being filed or will it be prolonged or last for months, if not years? Will the objection procedure be resolved within the time period of the fishing season, at least, so we can stop that? Will nations be able to keep fishing while they do the objection?