Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a question of my colleague from the riding of Miramichi, which is adjacent to the riding of Acadie—Bathurst.
I sympathize with the problems in his riding, but they are the same as in my riding.
My colleague told us that fishers went to see him in his office on Wednesday, and all the problems occurred on Sunday. Then we learned that the minister went there two weeks later. I would like my colleague to comment on this situation. Is he disappointed with his minister's attitude or does he approve of the minister's slowness in handling this whole issue? There is a crisis in our region, and we must take action. I think the minister should not even be here tonight. He should be in Atlantic Canada trying to solve the problems of native and non-native fishers.