If I might comment first on the United States, I would say it is not surprising when the United States deals with its 200 nautical mile zone that it includes within it the small sliver that we also claim as part of our 200 nautical mile zone. When Canada enacts legislation for our fisheries zone, it goes into what the United States claims to be its 200 nautical mile zone. The fact this occurs, I would say, is a result of both countries not following good legal advice as to what not to include. Within our fisheries regulations, and to the extent we have explicit regulations in the Canadian Arctic, we go out to our 200 nautical miles, including into the area the U.S. claims. So a U.S. senator or a U.S. congressman would be making exactly the same statements you are.
On February 26th, 2013. See this statement in context.