Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans just said that he has not issued any permits.
Let me read a grey whale fishing licence signed by the Government of Canada for the Makah tribal group. This is from last fall. The minister has declared on the record that as soon as they cross into Canadian waters he will issue a licence.
He is not coming clean. He is standing up for the Americans. He is allowing the Americans to hunt grey whales in our waters. We want him to stand up for Canadians.
When is the minister going to take a stand against the Americans and stop this insane American whale hunt?