Mr. Speaker, I must thank the member for his very interesting and well-researched question. We are now talking about a new phase in the development of our domestic constitutional law, since formal amendments to the Constitution are so difficult.
I just spoke about the aspect of new pluralism of our system of government, that is, the system of partnership involves very close co-operation between different levels of government, between the federal government and the citizens in the present case, but it could also be between the federal government and provincial governments.
During my speech, I said a few times that the constitutional responsibility lies with the federal minister. However, the spirit of co-operation would indicate that the essential element is very close co-operation between the two levels and this is exactly what we are implementing in the negotiations with the British Columbia government.
We will examine specific cases when we get to the detailed study of the bill but, for now, I agree with the minister on this point. We accept this movement, this new pluralism, and we are trying to do our best within this partnership with the industry and the fishermen.