Mr. Speaker, the groups that I met with on Friday are not interested in the minister's hot air and rhetoric about this issue. What they want to know is what the government is going to do. It is their livelihood that is at stake.
Can I suggest something constructive to the government and to the Deputy Prime Minister? At the APEC summit that will be held in November in Vancouver, the Prime Minister will meet with President Clinton. Will they give a mandate to the two envoys, Mr. Ruckelshaus and Mr. Strangway, to report to them at that time so that they can bring a solution to this very important issue for the livelihood of fishermen on the west coast?