Madam Speaker, according to my reading of the coastal fisheries issue no matter what coast you are on in Canada there are no more fish. We can talk about it being a terrible thing that the fishery is in decline but the bottom line is there are no more fish.
We really need aggressive policies to ensure there are different resources available so we can restructure and diversify these economies. That is happening but it may be happening a little slower than it should be. The Nova Scotia Technical College is a great resource for the people of Nova Scotia to glean that knowledge.
The regional disparity in Canada in this age of the information highway is ridiculous. It does not really matter where you live in this country, everybody should have equal access to those skills that will sustain them over a good number of years.