Mr. Speaker, the total costs of the operation will be borne by the private sector. Moreover, the hon. member and his colleagues should have heeded the advice of the Magdalen Islands RCM board, which is asking the federal government to assume its responsibilities and not fail like the former environment minister, the member for Lac-Saint-Jean, who received letters from Magdalen Islands fishermen, but never bothered to answer them.
We, at least, have taken our responsibilities and are following the unanimous recommendation of the Magdalen Islands RCM to proceed with the operation, so as to get rid of that time bomb for the environment, as the former Bloc member called it.