Mr. Speaker, my supplementary is for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. I think that as fishing enthusiasts, we will understand the issue better. He might also enlighten the Deputy Prime Minister; he knows the Bloc Quebecois strongly supported the bill at second and third readings.
Mr. Speaker, my question to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans is this: How does he intend to convince the French government of the validity-the Deputy Prime Minister is taking note, I hope-of the provisions of Bill C-29, when France believes that this piece of legislation is not in accordance with international law and the law of the sea? Can the minister explain now how Canada is going to make France see reason?