Mr. Speaker, yesterday the federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans called upon the members of the United Nations to adopt by this coming fall very stringent rules in order to put an end to overfishing on the high seas. The minister said that failing such a move, concrete measures would be considered. He indicated that he would not sign another statement of principle since, in his opinion, the Law of the Sea Convention was no longer working.
My question is for the Prime Minister. Can he indicate to us what kind of concrete measures his minister had in mind to end foreign overfishing if an international agreement is not signed by the fall?