Mr. Speaker, I must say again there is no intent, nor will there be a wanton decimation of Canada's fish stocks.
Indeed all parties in the British Columbia legislature, the New Democratic Party, the Reform Party, the Liberal Party and the Socred Party as well, have unanimously passed a motion supporting the position of the Government of Canada vis-à-vis the United States. There is sound and very solid support throughout the industry in British Columbia for the tough posture we are taking.
We are not going to throw away or destroy our own resource but equally we are not going to throw away or destroy our own fishermen and our own industry. Canada will fish aggressively but we remain ready, willing and able, indeed anxious at any time to sign a sensible and sound conservation based bilateral fish arrangement.