Mr. Speaker, I assure the member and the House that conservation is a priority. We shall ensure that we protect the resource.
However we do have a judgment of the supreme court. I took great honour in recognizing that treaty right and will ensure that we live in the spirit of the judgment.
We need to focus on the long term and make sure that we bring everybody around the table to work on a long term arrangement to fulfil and ensure that the Mi'kmaq and the Maliseet can exercise their treaty rights.