Mr. Speaker, let us not forget the 40,000 pound quota and perhaps 300,000 pounds taken out of the bay.
The minister never had a plan to deal with the fallout from the Marshall decision. He brought in a couple of negotiators, gave them $160 million and wished them luck. He brought in Bob Rae and just hoped for the best.
Without a plan, the minister has put lobster stocks, livelihoods and entire communities at risk. Fishermen want to know now what the minister's plan is for ending this mess he has created and if he is prepared to bring that plan before parliament.