Mr. Speaker, this morning's newspaper quotes the spokesperson as saying:
"We don't sign individual agreements; we sign collective agreements".
Surely the minister has read these comments.
Will the minister not agree that, after going over the heads of the provinces, it would, at the very least, be in his best interests to secure the co-operation of the unions representing fishery workers and will he undertake, therefore, to meet with the unions before proceeding to sign any individual contracts?