Mr. Speaker, Quebec's Minister of Natural Resources wrote a letter to the federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development on March 30 reminding her that, for more than a century, Quebec's governments have been saying that Quebec's territory should include the islands, waters and ocean floors adjacent to its coastline.
Does the minister intend to reply in the near future to the letter from Minister Brassard so that negotiations to sort out this problem that has already gone on for far too long can finally begin?