Mr. Speaker, regrettably I have to inform my colleague it is true that the hon. leader of the third party, after 15 seconds of deep contemplation and thought about the future of the fishery, did say-here it is on the front page-"it's over".
After his spending this valuable 15 seconds reflecting upon the problem and coming to the conclusion that it is over, I want to inform the people of Canada that indeed the Atlantic fishery still represents a $1.6 billion export industry employing tens of thousands of people in 1995.