Mr. Speaker, I meant to make that reference in my remarks. There is a very important role for provincial governments to play in revitalizing and regenerating the shipbuilding industry. They cannot be let off the hook, but it is the federal government and the industry minister which must take the lead role. We must have a new national shipbuilding policy.
When I was a member of a provincial government in Newfoundland and Labrador we entered into a trawler replacement program with Fishery Products International Limited. We built offshore supply vessels on spec at the Marystown shipyard. As a provincial government we were very proactive in the shipbuilding industry in creating employment in one shipyard in Marystown on the Burin peninsula.
There are possibilities for provincial governments to get involved. Only last week the auditor general said in his report that we do not have enough patrol vessels to enforce our fishery's policies and regulations. There is a place for provincial governments to play a role, but the major role and the most important government is the government of which the hon. member is a member.