Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. The minister is undoubtedly aware of the comment he made which was carried in the Ottawa Sun on February 15. I will quote it for him “My primary responsibility is not to fishermen to catch fish. My primary responsibility is to fish itself”.
Has this become the attitude and the official policy of the federal government with regard to our fishermen, that the federal government is no longer responsible or concerned about how fishermen earn a living?