Mr. Speaker, we are not in a game of playing with words. If we were, we would look at the words more closely.
The minister and the government are engaged in preserving an industry that was on the point of disaster in 1996. We are making emergency planning for 1996. The committee of which the hon. member is a member is hearing from key experts in the field this coming week. We are looking to long range planning as well.
The plan is not a failure. The plan is being considered in the light of the thoughtful recommendations made by everybody, the three categories of fishers, the union, the food processors, the wildlife people and the habitat people. It will be a comprehensive approach to solution of something in the best interests of the west coast.