Mr. Speaker, I think the supreme court has done its job. My colleague from Saint-Jean set out the decisions that attempted to interpret section 35 and give it content. The supreme court told the government that it could limit rights in order to manage and conserve the resource.
It might be advisable for the legislators in this House to revise old legislation on fishing, as my colleague from Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok proposed, to incorporate the full scope of the ancestral and treaty rights of the aboriginal nations in a broader fishing policy.
That seems more preferable to me than a regulation that would be adopted and selected by the government and only the government. I can see a role for this House in implementing ancestral and sub-treaty rights for other aboriginal nations.
In my opinion, this House must assume its responsibilities. It is up to the government especially to ensure that this House assumes its responsibilities, something it does not seem to want to do at the moment.